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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I would submit that is not strong enough. There are no consequences to the actions.
Our Government, in my opinion, is still reeling from what appears to be the most significant breach of Federal networks in U.S. history.
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.
Simply put, we cannot screen applicants confidentially if we don't have good intelligence on the ground.
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.
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…
I am writing to request that the Committee hold hearings on the threat of domestic terrorism.
It's responsible because it mitigates the flow of refugees which gets at global security.
I believe at this stage the most practical approach is a highly specific no-fly zone.
As you've heard, these bombs are delivered simply by rolling them out of helicopters...
The American people deserve better. They deserve to feel safe when they travel on airplanes.
We cannot become complacent about the threat. We can and must improve our screening capabilities.
Reports about TSA's performance have alarmed the American people and raised fears that bombs could pass through airport passenger screening.
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.
That is why I have sponsored H.R. 2750, the Improved Security Vetting for Aviation Workers Act of 2015.





