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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.

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Jun 23, 2015

I hope that, at some point, we will get somebody in charge that does have both policy and budgetary authority who can compel compliance of departments and agencies.

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Jun 23, 2015

It is unacceptable that we are at this for the better part of a decade now and still such a small percentage of the .gov network has even basic levels of EINSTEIN 3 on it yet.

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Jun 23, 2015

The House has acted. It is now time for the Senate to act and pass the bill that we passed out of the House with overwhelming bipartisan support, 355 votes, supported by both industry and privacy.

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Jun 23, 2015

I think the big event has happened and now it is time for Congress to act.

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Jun 23, 2015

I hope this latest breach will stir our Government to action and, quite frankly, the Congress in a frank acknowledgment that we have fallen behind.

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Jun 23, 2015

I would submit that is not strong enough. There are no consequences to the actions.

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Jun 23, 2015

What is equally appalling to me is the administration's response.

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Jun 23, 2015

Clearly the administration needs to take this more seriously.

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Jun 23, 2015

Our Government, in my opinion, is still reeling from what appears to be the most significant breach of Federal networks in U.S. history.

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Jun 23, 2015

Terrorists are constantly probing our defenses and would not hesitate to exploit a program meant to save innocent people fleeing from violence for the purpose of attacking our homeland.

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Jun 23, 2015

Simply put, we cannot screen applicants confidentially if we don't have good intelligence on the ground.

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Jun 23, 2015

America has a proud tradition of welcoming refugees and immigrants. But we need to make sure the extremists do not exploit this pathway to our country, especially from terrorist safe havens.

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Jun 23, 2015

Congress, the President, and the Department of Homeland Security need to come together with State and local governments to honestly acknowledge that domestic terrorism is a threat to the safety and security of the American homeland…

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Jun 22, 2015

I am writing to request that the Committee hold hearings on the threat of domestic terrorism.

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Jun 16, 2015

I've never seen a more obscene way to kill children.

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Jun 16, 2015

It's responsible because it mitigates the flow of refugees which gets at global security.

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Jun 16, 2015

I believe at this stage the most practical approach is a highly specific no-fly zone.

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Jun 16, 2015

As you've heard, these bombs are delivered simply by rolling them out of helicopters...

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Jun 16, 2015

We have to stop Assad using it as a chemical weapon.

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Jun 15, 2015

The American people deserve better. They deserve to feel safe when they travel on airplanes.

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Jun 15, 2015

We cannot become complacent about the threat. We can and must improve our screening capabilities.

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Jun 15, 2015

Reports about TSA's performance have alarmed the American people and raised fears that bombs could pass through airport passenger screening.

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Jun 15, 2015

Recent reports about the TSA screening, in my view, are deeply disturbing and call into question some of the post-9/11 security measures we have worked hard to put in place.

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Jun 15, 2015

That is why I have sponsored H.R. 2750, the Improved Security Vetting for Aviation Workers Act of 2015.

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