Statement by Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Mexico's presidential election

"I want to congratulate President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto on his victory. I look forward to meeting and working with him on the challenges our countries share. While he has stated publicly he is committed to the security of his country against the drug cartels, I am hopeful that he will not return to the PRI party of the past which was corrupt and had a history of turning a blind eye to the drug cartels. I oppose any negotiated settlement with the cartels. I am pleased by the fact that Nieto has hired General Oscar Naranjo, the former police chief in Colombia who is credited with capturing many of that country's drug kingpins, as an advisor. A stable and secure Mexico is in the best interest of the United States."

Congressman McCaul serves as Chairman of the Homeland Security Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee and as Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Western Hemisphere Subcommittee. In 2006 he authored the report A Line in the Sand: Confronting the Threat at the Southwest Border.

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