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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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Jun 20, 2023

The Solidify Iran Sanctions Act will ensure that our adversaries and those who enable them cannot wait out our sanctions programs.

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Jun 20, 2023

It is reckless and dangerous to reward Iran for its escalatory and provocative behavior.

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Jun 13, 2023

Americans are unsafe because of this open border.

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Jun 13, 2023

Why would you be a gotaway? One-point-five million of them in the United States now.

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Jun 13, 2023

The effects, Americans are more unsafe, period.

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Jun 13, 2023

We created a migration crisis by creating an incentive for people to come here. We opened our border.

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Jun 13, 2023

When he disciplined those agents, that sent a resounding message throughout the entire work force.

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Jun 13, 2023

This administration makes Border Patrol agents and many CBP officers feel like smugglers.

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Jun 13, 2023

This is about, you know, an extreme policy toward the border, toward immigration, based on, you know, non-objective sources...

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Jun 13, 2023

Get the popcorn. It's going to be fun.

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Jun 13, 2023

It's OK for the American people. That's why we implemented MPP and we did a number of other things.

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Jun 13, 2023

So my question is, do you believe, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Scott, Mr. Edlow, that Secretary Mayorkas is responsible for the consequences that followed of the rescission of MPP?

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Jun 13, 2023

Cartels now are in operational control.

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Jun 13, 2023

What has happened since then? Nearly 100,000 young people died in this country due to fentanyl.

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Jun 13, 2023

Eighty-five percent of these claims are not legit, only 15 percent are.

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Jun 13, 2023

Political asylum is always the magnet, and it has been abused by the cartels for many years.

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Jun 13, 2023

I believe that Secretary Mayorkas and subordinate political appointees have taken actions and made public statements clearly demonstrating that the Secretary has made informed decisions to ignore legal responsibilities.

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Jun 13, 2023

I argue that even if unattainable the law requires the Secretary to at least try to meet these objectives.

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Jun 13, 2023

There is no operational control over large portions of the border.

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Jun 13, 2023

The Biden administration is aware of tens of thousands of children being subjected to abusive work conditions.

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Jun 13, 2023

The border is effectively controlled by Mexican cartels--who crave the predictability of these policies for their business model.

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Jun 13, 2023

More than 200 known or suspected terrorists apprehended at the Southern Border compared to just 11 during the Trump administration.

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Jun 13, 2023

The border is not secure, it is in fact open to illegal aliens by the hundreds of thousands.

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Jun 13, 2023

To be clear--the laws didn't change between administrations, just the refusal of the current one to follow their legal obligations.

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