Press Releases
"Thanks to the efforts of our military and Intelligence Community, this is a significant victory in the War on Terror and a major blow to Al Qaeda. It greatly diminishes their capacity to carry out terror attacks in the United States. Anwar al Awlaki became the inspiration of radical Islam and a mastermind of recruitment of American Muslims to carry out attacks on U.S. soil.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressmen Michael McCaul (R-TX) and G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) introduced legislation that would incentivize pharmaceutical companies to develop new drugs for rare pediatric diseases, such as childhood cancers, that have not been developed in decades because they are not profitable. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Scott Brown (R-MA) introduced a companion bill, S.
BOSTON, MA – Behavior analysis of passengers at U.S. airports will add an enhanced layer of screening to prevent terrorist attacks and will help to eliminate the invasive screenings of passengers who are more obvious non-threats. That testimony came during today's field hearing of the U.S.
HOUSTON, TX – The port that brings in one-quarter of America's oil, half of its refined products and one-eighth of the gasoline consumed is vulnerable to the type of terrorist attack that al Qaeda plots to carry out, despite unprecedented security measures.
"My prayers are with the families of our military killed in action when they were shot down over Afghanistan this weekend. Our nation's loss hits close to home as one of our fallen was CPO Stephen Matthew Mills of Bastrop, just outside my district. CPO Mills was a member of the Navy SEALs, a husband and a father. The courage displayed by CPO Mills and his fellow SEALs is inspiring.
"This is another indication that radical Muslims want to attack our military installations. It is at least the eighth plot or attack against our military since 9/11 and the sixth in the past two years.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011 passed the House Science, Space and Technology Committee and will advance to a vote on the House floor. H.R. 2096, introduced by Congressmen Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL) takes an essential step to secure our federal computer networks from espionage and our critical infrastructure from destruction.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) introduced legislation to stop waste and mismanagement found in U.S. efforts to assist Mexico in its war against the drug cartels. Rep. McCaul introduced an amendment addressing this issue during today’s markup of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Addresses DHS' Failure to Respond to Private Sector Technology