115th Congress
HOUSTON, TX – Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), and members of the Texas Congressional delegation were in Houston today for a briefing on Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts, an aerial tour of storm devastation and flood mitigation infrastructure, and to help local residents clean out damaged homes.
Just a few weeks ago, we witnessed Hurricane Harvey relentlessly batter the Gulf Coast and wreak havoc on communities that millions of Texans call home. After days of punishing rain and rising rivers from Corpus Christi to Rockport, Katy to Beaumont, and from Galveston to Houston, we all wondered when Harvey would finally go away.
Families struggling with childhood cancer could soon have more options. That's after President Trump signed the RACE for Children Act, a new law that allows drugs that fight cancer for adults to be tested and regulated to fight childhood cancer. The law was sponsored by Central Texas Republican Congressman Michael McCaul, R-Austin.
It's not a normal day at Twin Creeks Country Club in Cedar Park. Yes, the golfing is there but rarely has there been such a cause behind it.
None fully comprehend the dire threats facing the state of Israel better than Israelis themselves.
Since its creation in 1948, Israel has thrived in a region surrounded by few who recognize its existence as a state and adversaries who issue threats of annihilation on a regular basis. To say it is located in one of the most tumultuous regions in the world is an understatement.
Washington, D.C. – House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) today released the following statement on the House passage of H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act of 2018. The bill provides $44.3 billion, $1.9 billion above FY17, to protect the homeland, secure the border, and provide necessary funds to respond to disasters.
Washington, D.C. – One of the main lessons learned post-9/11 is the need for a more robust information sharing capacity among federal, state, and local authorities. While we have taken steps to improve information sharing, we must do more. Today the House passed 9 Homeland Security Committee bills to support local law enforcement, identify and mitigate threats, and strengthen information sharing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee and a senior member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the House concurred to the Senate amendments to H.R. 601.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of Homeland Security Committee and a senior member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, released the below statement following the House passage of initial supplemental funding for Hurricane Harvey relief.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), Chairman of Homeland Security, released the below statement following the Trump administration's announcement to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
Congress so far this session has passed 55 bills that have been signed into law including dozens with bipartisan support, from sanctioning North Korea to reauthorizing the FDA, allowing the agency to continue to collect outside funding for medical research and offer more hope to children with cancer.
Among the 28 bills passed with bipartisan support are the cancer-related RACE for Children Act and the Veterans Education Aid measure, which was pased without a single "no" vote.