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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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Jul 11, 2011

The theme of this hearing is cooperation to enhance security, and I think this is a great model that works

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Jul 6, 2011

It is unacceptable that 15 percent of the military's semiconductor chips are coming--well, not only foreign countries but counterfeit.

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Jul 6, 2011

It is astounding. Why? Has DHS explained to you why they have stopped providing this kind of information?

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Jul 6, 2011

I see it as just a common-sense issue that I hope perhaps we can work together to change this policy.

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Jul 6, 2011

We must ensure that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are working seamlessly with the private sector in the most effective and efficient ways possible to prohibit pirated goods from entering…

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Jul 6, 2011

The consequences of failure are serious.

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Jul 6, 2011

American innovation is the envy of the world.

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Jul 6, 2011

I don't believe they are in an offensive mode right now to attack us just because we are here, but I think they are positioning themselves to be able to do that if they view it as necessary.

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Jun 23, 2011

We have to find a way to motivate a continual investigation and innovation of mechanisms.

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Jun 23, 2011

We have created exactly the wrong incentives.

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Jun 23, 2011

The modern cyber threat is geared around not allowing you to know that it is there.

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Jun 23, 2011

The one thing in this proposal I disagree with is the regulating over the private sector.

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Jun 23, 2011

I think the first principle that we have, particularly in this area, in Congress is to do no harm.

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Jun 23, 2011

I think as you point out, Mr. Williams, I agree with the breach-notification law. It really cries out for National Federal law.

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Jun 22, 2011

Thank you, Congressman Pascrell, for your testimony and your leadership on this issue.

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Jun 22, 2011

I hope that Congress considers and passes it soon.

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Jun 22, 2011

Passing this bill into law will go a long way towards establishing a comprehensive protection and response plan to a WMD attack.

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Jun 22, 2011

We must find the funding in the Federal budget to ensure that these programs are fully funded.

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Jun 2, 2011

Congressman, they are coming out of there--and they point at Pakistan--and they are coming over here, and they are killing us.

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Jun 2, 2011

I certainly hope so. I mean, that seems to be a major oversight in the reporting requirement that is by law.

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Jun 2, 2011

The State Department did not fully comply with the level of detail required by two laws, two statutes, one being the National Defense Authorization Act and the second one being the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act.

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Jun 2, 2011

The idea that the report required by law... would not include information about proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to me is a woefully inadequate report.

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Jun 2, 2011

I would hope that both DHS and State can update this report so that the other branch of Government, that being the Congress, can do its job.

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Jun 2, 2011

I think that is a major gap in the reporting requirement.

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Jun 2, 2011

They, too--we will never know their names or faces--the public, at least--but they deserve our congratulations as well.

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