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"The President gave another political speech today but still has not come to the table with a plan or a genuine desire to negotiate. He continues to offer no real specifics expect the same tax and spend approach that has driven our nation into the fiscal hole in which we currently find ourselves.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), member of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology; Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, criticized the Obama administration's decision to snub Houston as home to one of the retired Space Shuttles orbiters.
"Both the House and Senate approved extending funding for the next seven days to avoid a government shutdown. This extension, which I voted for, was predicated on an agreement on a budget for the rest of the fiscal year that will cut tens of billions of dollars in spending. This is a starting point.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Citing the United States’ present approach as “failing”, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) called on multiple cabinet level agencies to develop a new, cohesive strategy to help the Mexican government combat the drug cartels that have taken over much of Mexico and that pose an increasing threat to both nations.
Chairman McCaul Opening Remarks
As Prepared for Delivery
OIM Hearing, March 31, 2011
NOTE: McCaul may deviate from prepared text
"It is unfortunate that two weeks ago this administration missed an opportunity to remove Gadhafi from power without the need for extended and costly US military engagement in Libya. More options for the swift removal of Gadhafi from power should have been considered earlier to neutralize the atrocities leveraged against his own people.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Semiconductor Industry Association, which represents 60 companies accounting for 90 percent of semiconductor production in the United States, awarded Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Austin) with the 2011 SIA Congressional Leadership Award.