Mike McCaul

I think Republicans have a very strong argument when it comes to, particularly, national security and foreign policy.

I don't see President Biden's policies working so well. Since Afghanistan fell, we've been projecting weakness, and this is precisely why you're seeing aggression from Putin, and Chairman Xi, and the Ayatollah, and Kim Jong-Un.

I believe my party needs to go to, you know, rejuvenate itself with the principles of Ronald Reagan.

What happens in Ukraine today will happen in the Far East tomorrow.

This is an intimidation tactic that they're known for. The size of this one is – is quite large, one of the largest ones we've seen. And – but it's not going – it’s not going to intimidate us.

Sanctioning a farmer without sanctioning that farmer's crops is not an effective strategy.

The Administration has failed to crack down on Kim's sources of revenue or Chinese banks and companies that have been enabling him.

Unenforced sanctions, in my opinion, are worse than no sanctions at all because of what it telegraphs to our enemies.

But let's face it, we also have a massive problem with the Chinese over fentanyl trafficking.

I led the investigation into the origins of COVID-19 for Secretary Michael Pompeo at the State Department.

This has to be stopped. They are pointing a huge, and growing, stockpile of nuclear weapons at us to destroy us, and they have made that clear.

I think this needs to end.

It cannot be in a world where the money sent by U.S. taxpayers is unaccounted for and used inappropriately.

They understand the need to push back against Russia.

My constituents are rightfully concerned about the levels of contribution by European nations to the Ukrainian defense.

My constituents are rightfully concerned about potential widespread waste, fraud, and abuse of moneys expended.

My constituents, rightfully, question whether our own military readiness is being compromised by the fact that we are sending billions of dollars overseas.

My constituents, rightfully, question why U.S. taxpayers are contributing billions of dollars to support pension and retirement plans for Ukrainian officials.

My constituents are, rightfully, questioning why U.S. taxpayers have sent more than $100 billion to Ukraine to defend its borders.

I want to communicate to you some things from my district.

I think it would be a very good idea to understand that the American people, ultimately, hold us accountable, and we will hold anybody we give money to accountable, and it cannot go to things the American people do not support.

I want to thank our witnesses, and I want to thank our chairman for his standing up and fighting.

We cannot allow those efforts to compromise the U.S. leadership in places like the United Nations.

When Putin gave the order to invade Ukraine, he did so under the false assumption that the West would be divided.

I disagree with the premise cited by some others on the other side of the aisle who are falsely claiming that support for Ukraine is, and I quote, 'a blank check.'