Republican from Texas
Michael McCaul was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004.
Recent statements involving Michael McCaul
Says U.S. corporate tax rate is "highest in the world at 35 percent."
Says a Lubbock terror suspect’s alleged plan "to use baby dolls to conceal chemical explosives" is similar to a 1995 plot "to blow up 12 jumbo jets over the Pacific Ocean."
Says the federal agency in charge of Medicare and Medicaid will disburse $803 billion in benefits this year, making "it larger than all but 15 of the world's economies."
Recent stories featuring Michael McCaul
Al Qaeda camps with Mexican cartels? That's speculation, not fact:
Louie Gohmert said on C-SPAN that al Qaeda has camps south of the Rio Grande. That's speculative, we find.
McCaul’s explosive claim was readers' favorite:
Our review of U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul’s comment about terrorists putting explosives into baby dolls was a reader favorite last week. But we also checked eye-catching statements by Sen. John Cornyn and state Rep. Sylvester Turner.
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