Press Releases
"This is a great day for BAE, its employees and for Texas. The GAO has upheld what we have claimed from the beginning – that the Army’s evaluation was flawed and that Oshkosh’s bid to build the FMTV was not realistic. Through my close working relationship with BAE I have always maintained that the Sealy workforce produces the world’s finest trucks. Based on the GAO’s ruling they should get a fair shot at a new and fair competition. As has been customary, I look forward to assisting BAE in any way the company requests.
“Just in time for the holidays Democrats decided to go on another spending spree borrowing more money on the American taxpayers’ credit card. At a time when we need to tighten our belts, the majority just ballooned the budgets of government agencies by more than 12 percent. The millions of Americans out of work, and those who have jobs but haven’t had a raise in over a year should be insulted by the government getting fatter. Democrats just approved $4 billion on 5,000 pet projects. The national debt is at a record $12 trillion and today they dug the hole deeper.
Statement by Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Intelligence Subcommittee, on the President’s military orders for Afghanistan:
"It was such an honor to call Roy my friend. He, Ann and Linda and I have spent many wonderful moments together. He will always be remembered as "Mayor Wonderful". He was the best public servant the City of Austin has ever had. We will miss him and his wonderful spirit. We always expected him to be around. I always told him that he was like a father to me to which he would always reply, "I'm too young to be your father". Indeed, he was the youngest 83 year old I've ever seen. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Ann and the family."
"This is just another example of how this administration views the detainees as criminal defendants rather than enemies of war. That said, having been a federal prosecutor, the Southern District of New York is the best equipped office to prosecute terrorists. However, this also raises security concerns for New York which has consistently been a target of al Qaeda. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed deserves the most severe penalty in this world and the next."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX 10) joined a bipartisan front voting against H.R. 3962, the Democrats’ $1.3 trillion takeover of the American healthcare system. The bill passed the U.S. House by a slim 220-215 margin, with only one Republican voting in favor and 39 bipartisan Democrats opposing. Rep. McCaul co-sponsored and voted for the Republican alternative plan. The following is Rep.
"Today we learned that the unemployment rate in this country has risen to 10.2%, the highest it has been in more than 25 years. Instead of focusing on policies that would encourage job growth and investment in our economy, the Obama Administration and Democratic leadership continue to push their job killing agenda of reckless spending, the cap and trade energy."
"My thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this horrible shooting. While it appears the suspect may have acted alone, we still need a full investigation into Mr. Hasan’s outside contacts and communications both in the United States and overseas to determine what led to this tragic event.”
"This is the equivalent to awarding the Heisman in September. There are a lot of decisions the President still has to make that directly impact the peace and security of the United States. I applaud his initial position on Afghanistan and hope that he remains steadfast in defeating al Qaeda and the Taliban."