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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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Oct 20, 2021

My legislation would apply the RICO Act to the CCP and designate them for the top international criminal organization target, or TICOT, list.

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Oct 20, 2021

Unfortunately, Speaker Pelosi is so scared of proper oversight of the Biden Administration that the Rules Committee has turned off the privilege for resolutions of inquiry.

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Oct 20, 2021

There is bipartisan support for a full and vigorous investigation into what caused the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Oct 20, 2021

I was disappointed to learn that Democrat leaders quietly threw this centuries-old precedent out the window.

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Oct 20, 2021

Innocent civilians are paying the price of this brutal war, and all sides are guilty. The fighting must stop immediately.

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Oct 20, 2021

The Ethiopian government must allow food, trucks, fuel, and medical supplies to enter Tigray, and response efforts need to expand into the Afar and the Amhara regions.

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Oct 20, 2021

It's important to show bipartisan support for their continued efforts to form a secure, independent, and democratic Lebanon.

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Oct 20, 2021

I strongly support all the measures that we are considering today in the en bloc, and I urge all members to do the same.

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Sep 28, 2021

We know that TSA officers are dedicated and they are hard-working public servants that do a difficult job.

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Sep 21, 2021

Americans are angry and they are tired. We want to hear real answers.

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Sep 21, 2021

We have sick people. We have drug-infested situations. We have a lack of hygiene. We have no rule of law at the border.

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Sep 21, 2021

The way that you do this is through the rule of law. The way that you do it is that you have a border.

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Sep 21, 2021

Look what we see under the bridge in Del Rio. People bathing in the water, people obviously lacking hygienic, you know, necessities.

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Sep 21, 2021

I commend your Department and the FBI and NCTC for stopping probably 99 percent of those threats.

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Sep 21, 2021

I appreciate that. I think it will help tremendously.

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Sep 21, 2021

I believe that you can call it whatever you want, sir, but it will greatly help in securing this border that is out of control right now.

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Sep 21, 2021

I think you have been a Federal prosecutor, deputy secretary, now, you understand this concept of deterrence, but also the fact that these were working.

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Sep 21, 2021

The speed has been very fast-paced. The Migrant Protection Protocols, the asylum agreements negotiated by the prior administration, I believe, were effective.

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Sep 21, 2021

We have no eyes and ears on the ground. We have no ISR capability.

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Sep 21, 2021

Those immoral policies did not represent who we are as a people and the Biden administration was right to reject them.

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Sep 21, 2021

Trump's cruel policies led to families being separated and children dying in custody.

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Sep 21, 2021

The Biden administration inherited an immigration system badly broken by the previous administration.

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Sep 13, 2021

This was an unmitigated disaster of epic proportions. I never thought in my lifetime, that I would see an unconditional surrender to the Taliban.

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Sep 12, 2021

This whole blaming the Trump administration for everything that has happened in Afghanistan is a disgrace.

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Sep 12, 2021

You cannot claim ignorance to what was going on there, and you cannot blame the Trump administration for your failure.

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