Mike McCaul

I look forward to learning more about how we can engage the Dominican Republic to resolve this human rights situation.

Investing $30 million in a regasification and off-loading facility sounds like a prudent investment as opposed to millions of dollars in expensive solar ventures.

The administration's decision to focus primarily on renewable energy as a practical solution is an expensive initiative.

A big part of our decision to hold today's hearing was to consider how the United States can assist the Dominican Republic and other countries in the Caribbean and Central America to mitigate their energy dependence on Venezuela and to…

As we all know, companies factor in labor and energy costs when deciding to invest, operate, and create jobs in any given country.

This is a recipe for disaster for the region. It is a recipe for U.S. interests there.

Iran is the one that rearmed them, and nearly 80 percent of Israel's citizens are fleeing to bomb shelters this week as a result.

There is a darker side to Erdogan's legacy and that is when it comes to the issue of freedoms.

Turkey has become a majority middle class society in the last decade and this has huge ramifications.

Turkey's long term stability matters to the United States.

The President needs to immediately send the National Guard to the Southwest Border to free up Border Patrol Agents so they can perform their primary mission, and that is securing the border.

As a father of five, I cannot fathom handing my child over to a criminal and setting them out on this long and dangerous passage.

These children are being exploited by the drug cartels who are turning a profit by smuggling these kids to the United States at a cost of $5,000 to $8,000 per child.

I think Congress--and I am going to do everything in my power to make sure Congress fulfills that responsibility.

Unaccompanied children are facing new and increased dangers and insecurity and are fleeing in response.

Jesus Himself was a child migrant fleeing violence.

The protection of migrant children is an especially important issue for the Catholic Church

This committee passed, in a bipartisan way, which is almost unheard-of in the climate in Washington, a border security bill.

This crisis I think will literally impact every district across the Nation eventually.

If we really care about protecting our citizens, we need to use all of the personnel that we have available to do that.

As a father, as a former Federal prosecutor, deterrence works.

Now is the time to finally secure the border.

If we do not today clearly send the message of you cannot come into the United States just because somebody is handing out a flyer, then this is only going to get worse.

We are a country of laws. We have to respect those laws.

It is obvious that the Department of Homeland Security is currently not adequately prepared to deal with this influx of unaccompanied children.