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July 16, 2013

Chairman McCaul: “I applaud Mexican authorities for the arrest of Miguel Angel Treviño Morales, the leader of the ruthless Los Zetas cartel.

July 12, 2013

Washington, D.C. – U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) released the following statement on the resignation of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano.

July 10, 2013

Washington, D.C. – This morning, U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) gave the following statement at a hearing entitled “Assessing Attacks on the Homeland: From Fort Hood to Boston.”

July 8, 2013

Washington, D.C. – U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency Chairman Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent a letter to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner expressing deep concern over the Government of Argentina’s decision to deny Mr.

July 3, 2013

Chairman McCaul: "Barely two years after the Egyptian people called for democratic change in their country and a year after the Muslim Brotherhood came into power, it is troubling to witness such a short-lived experiment in democracy gone awry.

July 2, 2013

"Obamacare was so rushed and so poorly planned that it is collapsing under its own weight. Delaying the coverage mandate is a short term victory for American businesses and the economy. However, only a full repeal will remove the tax and regulatory burdens that have already taken effect and continue to loom.

June 27, 2013

Chairman McCaul: “Today, the Senate passed a cart-before-the-horse border security strategy. The Senate’s ‘border surge’ is a textbook example of government waste, as it throws arbitrary resources at the border without a long-term national strategy or required outcomes.

June 25, 2013

Washington, DC – Congressmen Michael McCaul (TX-10) and Tom Rooney (FL-17) today introduced legislation prohibiting the Obama Administration from taking military action in Syria, including providing weapons or other support to warring factions, without first receiving Congressional authorization.

June 25, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) announced that H.R. 1417, the Border Security Results Act, has received more than 1,000 “citizen cosponsors” on Cosponsor.Gov, an interactive website established by Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA).

June 17, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) released the following statement in response to the announcement that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton will be stepping down.