The Honorable Mike McCaul, Chairman, Oversight, Investigations, and Management Subcommittee
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.
I believe that the DHS has a role to play in that and that the FAA could possibly play a role there, too.
What they don't want to see is sort of spying without any mission involved in the plan.
It is incumbent upon the Department of Homeland Security... to engage on this issue and come forward with some leadership and provide that security and policy.
They have defied not only you but I think the will of this committee and the will of the American people.
DHS seems either disinterested or unprepared to step up to the plate to address the proliferation of unmanned aerial systems in U.S. airspace.
I hope this hearing gets their attention. I hope your testimony gets their attention to step up to the plate and do something about this.
We have worked together very closely on getting these UAVs, military, DHS, down on the border, Southwest Border where they are very needed and very valuable in securing the border.
These systems have provided our troops with much-needed eyes in the skies and have taken the fight to the enemy.
As I have said before, unless and until Congress appropriates sufficient funds for ICE to apprehend and remove every undocumented alien in the country, we should support the agency's efforts to focus its limited resources on removing those…
As a Member representing a border community, I know how important programs like Secure Communities are in addressing the issue of illegal immigration.
I think that failure to contact the DOD resulted in the deaths of 13 soldiers, and next to 9/11, the biggest terrorist attack on American soil.
To examine that threat, I convened a series of hearings to examine the scope and the severity of that threat.
I believe, Congressman Meehan and others in the committee believe that is essential, if the Justice Department is going to have the powers of enforcement that it needs.
The President deserves tremendous credit for that, but the leaks that poured out of the administration in the days and weeks following that.
I would prefer to see this happen administratively by either Executive Order or within your Department.
Thank you for calling this important issue to the attention of this committee.
Puerto Rico is part of the United States. These are American citizens. I believe that the Federal Government needs to do a better job protecting them.
Right now, somewhere on the streets of New York, Miami, or maybe a few blocks away from where we sit in Washington, drug dealers are selling cocaine, heroin, or marijuana.





