Michael mccaul talks about immigration reform, the u. S. Border and National Security priorities. Following his remarks, we will also hear from other republican members from that committee. Welcome to the campus of George Washington university. It is a real treat, a real pleasure and privilege to want to get host chairman mccaul on campus. He has been chairman of the House Homeland Security committee since 2013. At a time where there seems to be gridlock in washington, d. C. , i can say without any exaggeration, he is arguably one of the most prolific and more importantly effective legislators in d. C. Right now, focused on a whole host of National Security issues and also shares his committee a genuinely bipartisan way which is very true to the issues our country faces. I am going to be very brief, which is rare for me since i have never had an unspoken thought. I will turn it over to the chairman now and afterwards, we have an amazing panel. When you think about members of congress,
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Cspans book tv. Michael mccaul of texas gave a speech on National Security at George Washington university. After he spoke three republicans from his committee participated in a Panel Discussion about the issues he discussed. This is one hour and 35 minutes. Good morning. If i can ask everyone to please put their phones on silent mode and let me welcome you to the campus of George Washington university. It is a real treat, a real pleasure and privilege to want to get host chairman mccaul on campus. He has been chairman of the House Homeland Security committee since 2013. At a time where there seems to be gridlock in washington, d. C. , i can say without any exaggeration, he is arguably one of the most prolific and more importantly, effective legislators in d. C. Right now, focused on a whole host of National Security issues and also chairs his committee in a genuinely bipartisan way, which is very true to the issues that our country faces on national and Homeland Security. I will be ve
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