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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?
Asked by: srd from Arlington, VA. Received 25 Votes.
Categories: Economy · Money & Politics. Tags: budget · constitution · fiscal responsibility · oversight · tax cuts · taxes.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)

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 deficit. In the last year, we did have a big budget showdown over increasing taxes and spending. Through the power of the veto out of the White House we were able to sustain these vetoes, and we were able to stop these enormous tax increases and spending. That was a victory. We had a bit of a wakeup call last election. We understood what our republican voters want from us. They want more fiscal discipline. They want us to stop the pork spending.

Answered on Feb 20th, 2008 More
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?
Asked by: Emily Heartsong from Columbia, MO. Received 5 Votes.
Categories: Health. Tags: citizens struggling with debt · healthcare · inappropriate delegation of funds · US deficit.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)

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 was absolutely right saying we need the troops to come home as soon as possible, but we need to do it in a responsible way. The December 08 change in mission is right in line of what the Iraq study group recommended from more of a combat to a support role. If we immediately withdraw, there would be total chaos, the Middle East would be a fireball, it’s not a problem you can run away from.

Answered on Feb 20th, 2008 More
Congestion, sprawl, schools, health care, crime, pollution, affordable housing, diminishing resources, wages, tax burdens, are all result of unconstrained immigration. How would more people chasing fewer resources address these problems?
Asked by: Ed Weirdness from Mesquite, TX. Received 1 Vote.
Categories: Economy · Education · Environment · Homeland Security · Immigration · Taxes. Tags: crime · economy · education · health care · immigration.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)

You may see immigration reform come through in pieces. I think we’re going to have to have a legal channel to meet the demands for labor in this country. At the same time security at the border is important. We share this border, we share the problem and we share the responsibility of securing the border on both sides.

Answered on Feb 20th, 2008 More
Why does it seem like increasing energy efficiency is a partisan issue?
Asked by: AYL Guest. Received 11 Votes.
Categories: Energy · Environment · Taxes. Tags: energy · energy efficiency · fuel efficiency · partisan politics.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)

This, in my view, shouldn’t really be a Democrat or Republican issue. It’s a no brainer. You’re talking about more efficient energy standards, using alternative energy that is not dependant on foreign energy sources. So this is really a win win in all aspects and I think its something the United States needs to be invested in.

Answered on Jan 10th, 2008 More