Press Releases
Today’s meeting was the first contact with the Army following Monday’s ruling by the GAO that the Army’s process for reviewing bids to build the FMTV was flawed and that the bids should be re-evaluated.
AUSTIN – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX 10) addressed the Sealy FMTV Task Force Tuesday to briefly discuss the GAO’s ruling and what steps will be taken moving forward. Rep. McCaul, who is in Washington for votes, spoke to the task force in Sealy by phone. The following are excerpts from his remarks:
"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.
“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
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:
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.
"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."