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May 1, 2013

Washington, D.C. – U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) today announced a hearing, scheduled for May 9, to examine the Boston bombings and the implications for homeland security.

April 25, 2013

"After more than two years of senseless murder and violence in the Levant, the United States should be clear with the world about our interests and objectives in Syria. The security of the United States is at risk when armed extremists are given safe haven in a country with scores of chemical and biological weapons that could be proliferated and used against us and our allies.

April 22, 2013

Washington, D.C. – U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding the apprehension of the second Boston bombing suspect.

April 18, 2013

Washington, D.C. – U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding the explosion in West, Texas.

April 15, 2013

Washington, D.C. – U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding the bombings at the Boston Marathon.

April 10, 2013

"The fact that the President has not changed his approach in four years tells us he is either satisfied with a mediocre economy, or that his commitment to political posturing for the midterms is greater than his commitment to Americans who need jobs and to businesses that create them. His budget reflects a choice to weaken our national and homeland defenses by refusing to address our crippling debt, limiting our flexibility in a time of crisis. We must reform entitlements to bring down our debt and we must minimize the tax burden on families and small businesses.

April 10, 2013

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April 9, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Chairman Candice Miller (R-Mich.) today introduced legislation to secure our nation’s porous borders. The Border Security Results Act of 2013 (H.R.

April 5, 2013

"While today’s unemployment report shows a marginal improvement in the number of jobs created in March, it falls well below most economists’ job growth predictions. This should be a clear sign to the Obama administration that it must shelve its half decade-old policies that continue to hinder America's ability to prosper. Last month, House Republicans passed a budget that balances within ten years, keeps tax rates low and commits to reforming entitlements that we desperately need to nurse our way back to economic health.

March 21, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX 10) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.Con.Res. 25, "Path to Prosperity", the budget resolution for FY 2014:


Congressman McCaul: "This morning the House passed a responsible, conservative budget which balances in 10 years without raising taxes, that reforms entitlements – the biggest drivers of our spending, and that repeals Obamacare before it becomes another entitlement that American families and businesses cannot afford.