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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly ten years after the Department of Homeland Security was stood up as a cabinet-level organization, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) will chair a hearing of theHomeland Security Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee to examine the strategy that DHS employs and its ability to counter emerging threats. The hearing is the first in a series examining “What’s wrong with DHS?”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly 5,000 Scouts from across Texas will deliver their Report to State to Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) at the Texas State Capitol in the Boy Scouts of America Texas Chapter’s 63rd annual Report to State ceremonies. The Scouts, their leaders and their parents will parade up Congress Avenue to the capitol prior to the ceremonies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Homeland Security Committee passed two cybersecurity amendments offered by Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) aimed at protecting private companies from burdensome regulations and identifying the greatest threats to critical infrastructure. The amendments are attached to H.R. 3674, the PRECISE Act, which passed out of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies.
Amendment 39 – Identify Threats
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) will attend the Hill Country Live Wildfire Benefit in Washington, D.C. to help raise money for Bastrop County wildfirerelief efforts. The benefit will take place Monday, January 30, at Hill Country, a distinctly Texas barbecue and live music venue in Washington, D.C. frequented by members of Congress from… Texas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a gesture of bipartisanship, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) will sit together at Tuesday's State of the Union address.
"In denying a permit for the pipeline, the President has put personal politics in an election year ahead of what's best for the nation's economy, energy policy and national security. The President has claimed again and again that he favors shovel-ready projects. If ever there was one, this is it. It is clear now that was simply political rhetoric from a President whose mainpriority is his own re-election. The pipeline would create thousands of jobs in several states – many of them in Texas.
McCaul: Obama Proposals to Cut Military, Share Defense Secrets Create National Security Risks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s proposed cuts to the Department of Defense:
"The saber rattling by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz demonstrates the need for a military capable of addressing multiple conflicts and disasters around the globe.