Press Releases
"I am hopeful that after almost a decade and a half of Hugo Chavez’s disastrous reign over the citizens of Venezuela, today offers a new opportunity for the people of that country. The United States desires a peaceful and cooperative relationship with the government of Venezuela, rather than the demagoguery and provocation of tensions that has characterized Venezuelan geopolitics since Chavez took power in 1999.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, re-introduced legislation today calling on the Department of State to formally designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Qods Force (IRGC-QF) as a foreign terrorist organization. This long-standing priority of Chairman McCaul was also included in a second piece of legislation introduced today by Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) today sent a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton demanding details about the release of illegal immigrants from U.S. detention centers. The letter can be found here, and the text of the letter is as follows:
Dear Director Morton:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding reports that the Administration is releasing detainees due to sequestration.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding Secretary Napolitano’s State of Homeland Security address this morning.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) toured the Arizona-Mexico border on Monday with Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE). The Chairmen's respective committees have oversight jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security, which is responsible for securing America's borders.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding the President’s Cybersecurity Executive Order, announced at tonight’s State of the Union Address, as well as Congress’ renewed efforts to pass essential legislation to establish a whole-of-government framework for cybersecurity.
This month, the House Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing on the Executive Order to examine its implications for the public and private sectors.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) today announced that next week he will lay out a framework for gaining operational control of our borders.
Chairman McCaul: “Americans have seen that promises of border security are empty unless they are enacted before changes to our immigration system. This Committee bears the responsibility of ensuring that border security is a prerequisite to immigration reform.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding the need for immigration reforms to be contingent upon securing our borders. Chairman McCaul will travel this week to the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach to review maritime border security operations, and next week will hold a hearing to examine emerging threats to the homeland and lay out goals for securing our borders.
"This is a first step in a long-term commitment to cut spending. The legislation we passed today pays the bills we owe and obligates the Senate to finally pass a budget or forego their pay. It ultimately will allow us to tackle our spending problems through the budget process instead of continuing to extend the same irresponsible spending levels a few months at a time for years to come."
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