The key to addressing Russian aggression is deterrence, this administration has done far too little to deter Russia from further invading Ukraine which is why I introduced the GUARD Act. This bill expedites significant additional lethal assistance to Ukraine and immediately sanctions Putin’s malign influence project, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

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I would have strongly preferred for the administration to utilize the long-established and codified arms sale review process.

Changes need to be made. by Mike McCaul

Changes need to be made.

This administration has been a strong supporter of these solutions, and I commend the recent decision to deploy the National Guard to the border.

I am pleased to see the Obama administration is finally responding to Russian meddling, but these actions are long overdue. … For years I have pressed them to stand up to Russia … . I look forward to working with the incoming Trump administration to make sure that … our adversaries not to do it again.

I don’t think Valerie Jarrett has any credibility here. by Mike McCaul

I don’t think Valerie Jarrett has any credibility here.

We don’t know for certain yet. by Mike McCaul

We don’t know for certain yet.

They’ve said they’re on the run for many years, and they’re not, i think the airstrikes have ramped up external operations … This is an unprecedented pace of terror in modern times. And so to say they’re on the run … absolutely defies reality.

I disagree, i’ve been briefed by the FBI and Homeland Security. They tell me that this can not be done.

Mike McCaul said. Mike McCaul went on to cite several problems with the administration's plan, including not having a comprehensive list of the estimated 5,000 or more foreign fighters around the world. Paris changes everything, there are a lot of holes -- gaping holes.

We don’t have the databases. by Mike McCaul

We don’t have the databases.

The sad fact is, because we've had a failed policy and failed leadership, now we're having to rely on Russians and the Iranians to go into Syria to fight and destroy ISIS, and that's kind of where we are today. I think … it's this weakness invites aggression.

When you project weakness throughout the world and you have a failed foreign policy, this is what you get, and now we have chaos in the Middle East, have ISIS taking over Iraq, Syria, Northern Africa, Egypt. Now we have the Russiansin there; it has presented a very complicated strategy moving forward in terms of protecting the American people.

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It's a huge threat. by Mike McCaul

It's a huge threat.

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ISIS themselves have stated their intention to take advantage of... by Mike McCaul

ISIS themselves have stated their intention to take advantage of the crisis to infiltrate the West.

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I’m concerned, he is a very passionate man. He likes to get out with the people. And with that comes a large security risk…But as that date approaches, I think we’re all very vigilant to protect him as he comes into the United States.

We are monitoring very closely threats against the pope as he com... by Mike McCaul

We are monitoring very closely threats against the pope as he comes into the United States.

This is a very difficult counterterrorism challenge in the United... by Mike McCaul

This is a very difficult counterterrorism challenge in the United States.

My judgment and experience is that this was an ISIS inspired attack. And it has been opened as a terrorism investigation by the FBI, which is a very significant event in this case.

I am extremely concerned about Syrian and ISIS recruiters can use the Internet at lightning speeds to recruit followers in the United States with thousands of followers in the United States and then activate them to do whatever they want to do, whether it’s military installations, law enforcement or possibly a Fourth of July event parade.

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In light of the three attacks in three hours on three continents overseas shows us that ISIS is just regionalized like the administration says only in Iraq and Syria but rather demonstrates a global threat, that they can conduct external operations and they’re very savvy doing that over the Internet.

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