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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 22, 2024

Your actions have not and will not go unanswered.

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May 15, 2024

Biden's own 2024 DHS threat assessment predicts much more than rapacious economic espionage.

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May 15, 2024

U.S. counterintelligence agencies must assume Beijing is already injecting agents into this flow.

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May 15, 2024

This administration tolerates mass illegal entry and asylum fraud, but we are here today because the administration seems equally accommodating to a direct national security threat this human flow poses.

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May 15, 2024

As I speak with you at this minute, Chinese nationals are illegally crossing our Southwest Border in historic numbers and preparing for their second crime, asylum fraud.

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May 14, 2024

The lasting defeat of Hamas is the only way forward.

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May 14, 2024

U.S. credibility has been severely eroded by the Biden administration's vacillating support for Israel.

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May 14, 2024

If we do not reestablish deterrence through strength and resolve, instability will only increase.

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May 14, 2024

Simply put: the American people pay $5.60 per flight for security-- all of it should go to security.

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May 14, 2024

I am firmly against the diversion and recognize the need for Congress to engage this issue more thoughtfully.

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May 14, 2024

I am less confident, however, in TSA's development and deployment of new technology.

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Apr 16, 2024

I think Russian propaganda has made its way into the United States. Unfortunately, it has infected a good chunk of my party's base.

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Apr 16, 2024

Russian propaganda has made its way into the United States, unfortunately, and it has infected a good chunk of my party's base.

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Apr 15, 2024

The most gut-wrenching part of her murder is that it could have been prevented if you and your administration had chosen to enforce the laws on the books.

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Apr 15, 2024

During your tenure as Secretary a record number of illegal aliens have crossed into the country, too many of whom have connections, many of whom have connections to transnational criminal organizations.

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Apr 15, 2024

Underfunding Customs and Border Protection facilities I think is just going to result in an increased flow of migrants across the border.

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Apr 15, 2024

I think this idea of cutting Customs and Border Patrol, creating some slush fund that you guys get to decide on your own how to use, is really contrary to the whole founding principles of us doing a budget here, sending it to you guys, you…

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Apr 15, 2024

Where a lord admiral has neglected to safeguard the seas, that shall be deemed an impeachable offense.

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Apr 15, 2024

You can say you have the best record ever as a Secretary of Homeland. You can say that but nobody believes it.

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Apr 15, 2024

In my view you have defied the law, you defied Congressional intent and the best interest of the American people.

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Apr 15, 2024

You directed your own agents on the ground, on the border to defy the laws of Congress, to release violent criminals into our countries.

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Apr 15, 2024

It states that, 'The government shall take into custody any alien that has committed an aggravated felony. Those are dangerous, violent criminals.'

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Apr 15, 2024

Mr. Secretary, you took an oath to protect the country from enemies both foreign and domestic. I believe in many respects you violated that oath.

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Mar 24, 2024

I think what happened in Haiti – our embassy is under threat right now. We're starting to evacuate them.

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