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January 27, 2010

State Department to McCaul: Father was not a credible enough source to revoke terror suspect’s visa

Below is the transcription of Congressman Michael McCaul’s (R-TX) exchange during today’s Homeland Security Committee hearing regarding intelligence failures that led to the Christmas Day terror attack. McCaul is Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Intelligence Subcommittee. Bold highlightedmaterial includes visa issue.

Testifying:

January 27, 2010

"The proposal to cancel the Constellation program has much broader implications than the planned return to the moon. Eliminating this vision for America’s manned space program will put us even further behind in our plans to replace the Space Shuttle at a time when other nations are already challenging our preeminence in space.

January 19, 2010

"Today's vote in the most liberal state in the union should send a message to Democrats that the majority of Americans do not buy into their healthcare plan. I congratulate Senator-elect Brown, and I re-extend the offer for Republican ideas to be included in the healthcare debate. We can reform our healthcare system without a government takeover, and without unnecessarily taxing small businesses, killing jobs and adding another trillion dollars to our nation's debt."

January 15, 2010

Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Bob Goodlatte, chair of the Republican High Tech Working Group and co-chair of the Congressional Internet Caucus, and Congressman Michael McCaul, co-chair of the House Cyber Security Caucus and co-chair of the Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, issued the following statement in support of Google’s announcement that it is considering terminating its business in China.