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"This is a good start and I commend the administration for taking this step, but I believe we need more resources than they are providing. We are still waiting for a response from the administration to Texas’ request for 1,000 National Guard Troops that are needed to secure the border, conduct searches, and provide a necessary show of force to the drug cartels.
AUSTIN – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX 10) urged President Obama to veto the Omnibus bill that gained final passage in the Senate Tuesday night. The $410 billion Omnibus budget is supposed to fund the necessities of federal government for the remainder of FY’09, but it contains more than 8,500 earmarks, totaling $7.7 billion in irresponsible deficit spending.
AUSTIN – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX 10) voted against a housing and foreclosure bill that will extend help to irresponsible borrowers, but at the same time inject more uncertainty into the economy by contracting the credit market.