113th Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement urging President Obama not to sign the UN small arms treaty:

Chairman McCaul: "Today, as we commemorate the bravest of Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms we hold so dear, we are surrounded by a world that has become increasingly volatile. It is fueled by extremist elements that fill the power vacuums created by uprisings and toppled regimes, in far-away lands such as Libya, Egypt and Syria.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s speech today on counterterrorism and national security policy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Language offered by Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Congressman Bill Keating (D-MA), calling for the designation of Iran’s Qods Force as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), was unanimously agreed to as part of comprehensive Iran sanctions legislation adopted today by the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Homeland Security Committee unanimously approved bipartisan legislation introduced by Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX 10) to compel the Department of Homeland Security to develop a strategy for gaining operational control of our borders in two years. H.R.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA), released the following statement on the Department of Justice refusing to answer questions about whether it advised the Army in the Fort Hood case:

Chairman McCaul: Our homeland security hinges on how well we can control who and what comes into this country. A porous border is a conduit for not only drug smugglers and human traffickers, but is also a vulnerability that terrorists can exploit.