Mike McCaul

We do not think the budget is sufficient.

Music can really make a difference in changing the attitudes and governance of some of these countries and really have a positive impact.

I would hope the next time we do this that I am not given the discretion, because it puts me in a place that I am going to be at odds with Congress, and I never want to do that.

These are young children who came into the country within the last 2 or 3 years.

While I am supportive of much of the President's budget request for DHS, I would be remiss if I didn't express my concern about the cuts to grants and training programs that are vital to first responders.

I was also encouraged by a $127 million increase for cybersecurity operations at the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD).

We must also make sure the Department is adequately funded and equipped with the tools it needs to carry out its missions.

A stronger DHS is our goal and the American people deserve no less.

If the military can't get it together then you can't have governance, and if you can't have governance then you have terrorism.

I think terrorism thrives in failed states, in poverty, in safe havens.

I was excited to name Congressman Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin as the Chair of this initiative.

I was pleased to name Congressman Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin as the chair of this initiative.

Now we face a new and growing threat to the homeland.

In June 2000, three of the 9/11 hijackers flew from European cities to Newark International Airport, and were admitted into the United States.

In his speech on April 18, Secretary Kelly described us as a 'Nation under attack' facing the highest terror threat level in years.

We are against the wall. However, if you are going to build a wall, we would like to have levee infrastructure similar to what we had in 2007.

Grouped together, these pieces of legislation, I believe, send a strong signal to the international community and North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un that the United States will not sit idly by while its adversaries threaten the peace and…

The United States should also place North Korea back on the State Sponsor of Terrorism list, which it should never have left in the first place.

I believe disregarding this threat as simply tough talk is extremely dangerous.

International cooperation and partnerships are the foundation of our counterterrorism efforts.

Again, we cannot underestimate the value of building and strengthening local and international partnerships to combat terrorism and radicalization in North Africa.

It is imperative that the United States works with our allies to improve counterterrorism and intelligence efforts in North Africa.

As I said, I believe that our success in confronting the threat in Africa depends on the success of our partners leading this fight on the ground.

We can kill 50,000 ISIS fighters, as we have, in the caliphate, but we need to kill the ideology.

I think that is a dangerous mistake.