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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) introduced legislation to stop waste and mismanagement found in U.S. efforts to assist Mexico in its war against the drug cartels. Rep. McCaul introduced an amendment addressing this issue during today’s markup of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Addresses DHS' Failure to Respond to Private Sector Technology
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A second Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) will soon be based in Texas in an effort to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border. The Predator UAV is equipped with anelectro-optical/infrared sensor system that vastly improves the operational effectiveness in CBP missions and is-drone with synthetic aperture radar suitable for flights in darkness and inclement weather.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The use of technology to secure our borders and airports alone costs taxpayers billions of dollars. This Friday, July 15, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) will convene a hearing to determine whether the Department of Homeland Security effectively leverages existing and emerging technologies, or whether DHS needlessly spends money to reinvent the wheel.
Statement entered into the official House Record by Congressman McCaul, Co-Chair of the House Sudan Caucus:
Title:
Extension to Remarks on the Republic of South Sudan's Decleration of Independence
Hon. & Members Offical Name:
Hon. Michael T. McCaul
Statement by Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX); member of the House Science, Space & Technology Committee; Space & Aeronautics Subcommittee; on the end of the Space Shuttle program:
I am appalled at the offensive decision by the Houston VA Cemetery Director to purge American citizens of their rights to free speech and religion. Her attempts at religious censorship on veterans' cemetery grounds only adds to the pain that grieving families feel when laying to rest loved ones who have fought and died for the very same freedoms she now denies.
"Not only has this president made it more difficult to produce energy in America, making us more dependent on foreign countries, now he is depleting our reserves by releasing four percent to the world market. Once again, this president puts the needs of foreign countries ahead of our own. The U.S.