“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

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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Oct 13, 2011

I am honored to have these esteemed public servants before this committee here today, and I look forward to your testimony.

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Oct 13, 2011

You can talk tough, but when it comes time to putting your money where the tough talk is, somehow it is not there.

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Oct 13, 2011

Doing business on a border county is like doing business in a war zone.

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Oct 13, 2011

The threat is the 'other than Mexican' coming in.

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Oct 13, 2011

It is imperative the administration help us secure the border.

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Oct 13, 2011

We cannot miss this opportunity to join with the Mexican government to confront narco-terrorism.

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Oct 13, 2011

We need more money if we are going to do the job.

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Oct 13, 2011

I think the focus--we are focusing on the border States. That is what we need to be focused on.

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Oct 13, 2011

I think, looking at the big picture, to sit there and use the language that said conducting business on the Texas border is tantamount to living in a war zone, I don't think that rhetoric helps, because I don't think it presents the real…

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Oct 13, 2011

I will support that comprehensive immigration reform so that we can fight and people have a stake in the action.

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Oct 13, 2011

I think what I have heard, that we are all in agreement that we don't want to surrender one part of Texas or one part of America to these drug cartel members, and we all want to see more resources going to protect these individuals.

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Oct 13, 2011

These American citizens require our Federal protection, and they are not getting it.

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