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Mike McCaul: “I want to be absolutely sure that if my members endure and embrace the risks to go over to Mexico and fight this war…”

On the recordMarch 30, 2011
I want to be absolutely sure that if my members endure and embrace the risks to go over to Mexico and fight this war that they will have full diplomatic coverage and the peace of mind knowing that God forbid they make the ultimate sacrifice, and their killers are caught--and I have every confidence we will catch them--that they will be brought back here, extradited, and prosecuted.
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas

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McCaul emphasizes the need for legal protection for agents fighting in Mexico.

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