Rep. Michael McCaul's Profile
Michael McCaul served as the Chief of Counter Terrorism and National Security in the U.S. Attorney’s office in Texas and served as Texas Deputy Attorney General under current U.S. Senator John Cornyn prior to running for Congress. McCaul was elected into Congress in 2005 and continues to serve today. While in Congress, McCaul works to strengthen and secure our borders, and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer funds. Official Biography
Birthday: January 14, 1962
Committees: Homeland Security Committee; Committee on Foreign Affairs
The Issues: Find out where Rep. McCaul stands on the issues.
Other: Michael McCaul is Roman Catholic, married, and has five chidren. The three youngest children are triplets.
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Q: Republicans talk about fiscal responsibility and Congressional oversight often these days.When they were the majority the national debt soared to 9 trillion and oversight was nonexistent.How do they reconcile the apparent contradiction?
A: Honesty is the best policy. I think we did spend too much. By cutting taxes we were raising revenue to the federal treasury and bringing down the...
Answered by Michael McCaul
on February 20, 2008
Asked by Stephen Davies from Arlington, VA
Q: WHY is it acceptable to put our country in trillion dollar debt for war,but it is unacceptable to borrow a few billion to provide free healthcare for all citizens? Our national system's are broken, why not fix America first?
A: The first and foremost role of the federal government is to provide for the national defense. And that’s what we’re doing in Iraq. I think the caller...
Answered by Michael McCaul
on February 20, 2008
Asked by Emily Heartsong from Columbia, MO