What do I tell my Gold Star Mothers back home, whose children were killed by these Iranian forces, and tell them that this agreement will take them off the list?
Mike McCaul
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Michael Thomas McCaul is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 10th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, he has been active in various legislative efforts, particularly focusing on national security and foreign policy. McCaul has played a significant role in discussions surrounding U.S. relations with countries like Ukraine and Russia, often emphasizing the importance of NATO and the need for a strong response to aggression.
For us in the Congress to understand that if we override the President's veto it will stop this entire agreement.
If the Congress overrides the President's veto, what effect would that have on this deal?
This deal frees up hundreds of billions of dollars to the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism.
I am concerned if this is viewed as a failure on the part of the Mexican people, that there are parties, and I won't name, we all know which party, will exploit that for political purposes and then reverse the course of all the gains that…
I am also the chair of U.S.-Mexico Interparliamentary Group, so this was kind of one of the central issues of the discussion between the Mexican Congress and the United States Congress.
I believe that the proposed Keystone pipeline and the Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreement with Mexico are in the national interests of the United States.
I am personally very excited about Mexico's energy future and the potential this has for growing the North American energy market.
I think it is important that the Government be involved in training efforts at the State and local levels to help State and local law enforcement officials protect themselves and protect the public from extremism.
What is more likely to happen, unfortunately, is we will have a resolution of disapproval.
We could refuse to endorse it and refuse to reject it, which is probably what we are going to do.
Political pundits all over the various channels are all asking is it a good deal--did Obama do a good job.
We impose sanctions to change the government on the theory that if you deprive a government and its people of economic benefit you put pressure on them to change.
You cannot have climate happen and not pay attention to the cost today, the escalating cost tomorrow.
Wise environmental protection and robust economic development can and should go hand in hand.
Don't tell me it isn't in California; don't tell me it wasn't when Hurricane Sandy hit in New York.
We cannot afford to be penny-wise and pound-foolish when it comes to disaster mitigation.
[a]s we've seen recently in France, Tunisia, Kuwait, and even right here at home in places like Garland, TX, and Charleston, SC, violent extremism comes in many forms.
There is a great deal of shatter, a high volume if you will, that were being on the coastal side here to warn the public to remain vigilant.





