Mike McCaul

I plan to attend the April Shuttle launch, and I think that is going to be a historic mission.

I hope we can work together to perhaps restore that vision and that goal in the Congress which I think is so vitally important.

I think that diplomacy with Iran, in my view, is naive.

We support emerging democracies. I think that is the correct policy for this country.

I think what we are seeing in the Middle East is a power vacuum; and the question is, who is going to fill that void?

We have an American in jail in Cuba since 2009, and this is one of the biggest human rights violations.

Something that was very well, eloquently stated by Congressman Rivera.

Whatever President Calderon is doing is not working.

I hope the administration will move quickly on that issue.

I think that the Colombians have made extraordinary progress.

It just seems to me continuing to hold up this agreement is a real slap in the face to an ally of ours.

I would be very interested in what the administration is doing to address that, what I consider to be a human rights violation.

The threat, the concern of Venezuela and Hugo Chavez, their connection to Iran continues to be of grave concern.

The funding has been bottlenecked at the State Department.

Over 30,000 people have died at the hands of the drug cartels since President Calderon's war began.

Madam Secretary, you were quoted in the Hill newspaper as saying that, with respect to the border, that the border--it is inaccurate to state that the border is out of control.

I think the American people--it is hard to understand--you know, you have to--and we can talk about infiltration of the military and what the threat is there, but it is hard for the average citizen to understand how the FBI could have this…

I said it was. I think it is the deadliest attack we have had since 9/11.

I want to follow-up on this potential terrorist threat. The alliance between Iran and Venezuela has been highlighted very well.

There is grave concern from our constituents about these people coming into the United States at some point.

I commend you on your choice of Mr. Bersin for the Border Czar.

I think they play an important part. As you said, the State and locals are the eyes and ears.

I think you are going to see in the appropriations process or through maybe amendments on the floor this program being restored, as it was last Congress.

The Federal Government must at a minimum live up to its financial obligations to compensate for the cost of these failures borne by the States.

This provides assistance to the States for incarceration of criminal aliens. It has, in my view, been a very successful program.