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"Today big government prevailed over freedom. While I respect the law of the land, and while Obamacare prevailed today, it will fail on the first Tuesday of November. The Supreme Court has validated what we have called this all along and what the president flatly denied: that this is the biggest tax increase on the American people, and that no American is free of the heavy hand of government. This law infringes on our freedoms, lacks public support, will continue to cripple our health care system and damage our economy.
Incentives for Drug Companies to Develop New Treatments for Children with Rare Pediatric Diseases Nears Reality
"Contrary to DHS's position that 287(g) is 'not useful' in states that have Arizona-style laws, I could not disagree more. Yesterday the Supreme Court upheld the right of local and state law enforcement in Arizona to initiate the enforcement of our immigration laws. However, only federal law enforcement can complete the process through deportation.
Chips Pose Risk to Military and Sensitive Computer Networks
Strategy, Resources, Personnel Lacking to Stop Drug Trafficking, Threat to U.S. Mainland
WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States federal law enforcement lack the necessary resources and personnel in the Caribbean Sea to combat the escalation of drug trafficking, violence, and the threat of human smuggling and weapons of mass destruction destined for the U.S. Mainland. America's unprotected Caribbean border was the subject of a hearing before the Homeland Security Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of Homeland Security Oversight & Investigations, dismissed claims that congressional hearings on radicalization are based on the flawed assumption that religious belief is a precursor to terrorism.
"The Obama administration unilaterally, without consulting the Congress, implemented changes to America's border security and immigration policy, mandating that our federal law enforcement officers break United States immigration laws at their own discretion. Our immigration laws should be fully enforced and any change to our laws should emanate from the legislative branch of government. It is an insult to our representative democracy that this administration continues to make policy when it does not get what it wants from Congress.
Bipartisan “DHS Accountability Act” Necessary to Root Out Corruption, Waste and Mismanagement in a Troubled Department Vital to Protecting Americans
Incentives for Drug Companies to Develop New Treatments for Children with Rare Pediatric Diseases Nears Reality
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Management will examine the growing national security threat posed by America's unprotected Caribbean border, and the ability of the Department of Homeland Security to secure that border from drug trafficking, human smuggling and the possibility of weapons of mass destruction destined for the United States. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) will chair the hearing, "U.S.-Caribbean Border: Open Road for Drug Traffickers and Terrorists”, June 21.