112th Congress
"The president should extend deployment indefinitely until we bring in enough federal agents and resources to secure the border. Right now we are nowhere close. The cartels have operational control over much of the border and we've seen a trend over the past year of our state and local law enforcement being shot at and assaulted on a regular basis. This is a war and the administration needs to recognize it and treat it as such."
"I commend the SEC for its determination that those who were swindled out of their hard-earned money by the Stanford Group should qualify for protected 'customer' status under the Securities Investor Protection Act. As I stated before the Financial Services Committee last month, this status is necessary to fulfill what I believe is our obligation to help the victims in this case recover as much as they can. These are families, many of them retired, who in many cases trusted Stanford with their life savings, only to have it disappear and be left with nothing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Symantec Corp., a global leader in security, storage and systems management solutions, awarded Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) its Cyber 4 Award for excellence in federal cybersecurity policy, specifically recognizing his “strong leadership, innovative approaches and willingness to go above and beyond to make a difference”.
VIDEO: Did Pakistan Give Bin Laden Safe Haven?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of State has not released information to Congress required by law detailing what Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and ten other countries are doing to eliminate safe havens for terrorists, and what those countries are doing to prevent terrorists from reconstituting their efforts to attack the United States.
Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2011
Requires federal agencies to implement strategic plans to prevent attacks
Press Conference VIDEO: McCaul's addresses Cybersecurity as priority of the Speaker's High Tech Working Group
"We've known for years that cyber attacks were the future of warfare. Attacks against our federal networks occur on a daily basis. Often they are espionage; stealing sensitive information. Some are aimed at shutting down critical infrastructure. Both are threats to national security that could be used by rogue nations as a means to cause major service disruptions, economic damage or potentially to harm Americans.
AUSTIN – In an effort to preserve the stories of our nation’s veterans, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX 10) is collaborating with the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project, a nationwide effort to record first-hand accounts from the men and women who have served our country.
"Today’s speech by the President fails to clarify or reveal anything new about his policies in the Middle East. Two and a half years after taking office, the President continues to send our friends and adversaries in the region mixed signals. President Obama says he supports Israel, yet he advocates deep Israeli concessions to the Palestinians. He supports diplomacy with Iran, has been weak on enforcing sanctions, and has failed to support the Iranian people and their calls for freedom.