ACCESS News Episode 101 Congressman Michael McCaul.mp4

HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE GRIPPING HEADLINES
OF TODAY'S NEWS COULD BE HEADLINES
FROM THE NEWS DECADES AGO?
HUGE DEFICITS, BAILOUTS?
WAR IN AFGHANISTAN?
WAR ON DRUGS?
FOR EXAMPLE, TRADE TO LIBYA HALTED.
PRESIDENT CALLS GADDAFI BARBARIAN.
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN MADE HEADLINES
WITH THAT COMMENT IN 1986.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE,
166 BILLION-DOLLAR TAX PAYER BAILOUT
OF SAVINGS AND LOAN INDUSTRY
VOTED BY CONGRESS FROM 1989.
PLANS TO WITHDRAW FROM AFGHANISTAN ARE MADE
BY THE USSR IN 1988?
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AND I'M HONORED AND EXCITED TO HOST ACCESS NEWS.
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WHETHER DEAF, HEARING, OR HARD OF HEARING.
I WILL BE INTERVIEWING SOME AMAZING GUESTS
WHO WILL SHARE STORIES FROM AUSTIN AND BEYOND.
MY COLLEAGUE, DON MILLER, WILL ALSO JOIN US
TO SHARE NEW AND ENLIGHTENING INFORMATION
ABOUT AMERICA'S FOUNDING DOCUMENTS.
YOU HAVE NO DOUBT NOTICED THAT I'M DEAF
AND I COMMUNICATE USING AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
ALSO KNOWN BY ITS ABBREVIATION ASL.
ASL HAS ITS OWN GRAMMAR, HISTORY AND CULTURE
JUST LIKE OTHER LANGUAGES.
BUT UNLIKE OTHER LANGUAGES, ASL IS PURELY A VISUAL LANGUAGE
WITH NO WRITTEN COMPONENT.
ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE FOR MOST PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF.
THE PERSON VOICING FOR ME IS JENNIFER STOKER,
WHO IS A CERTIFIED INTERPRETER
AND WILL BE JOINING US ON THE SET.
NOW, THERE SEEMS TO BE A GROWING NEED IN OUR DEMOCRACY
FOR CIVIC LEARNING AND A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF CIVIL RESPONSIBILITY.
THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE A NEED FOR QUALITY,
ACCESSIBLE NEWS AND INFORMATION,
WHICH FOSTERS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION.
THE CREATION AND SHARING OF INFORMATION
WILL LEAD TO THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
ACCESS NEWS SEEKS TO FILL THAT NEED.
WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE WITH US ON ACCESS NEWS MICHAEL MCCAUL,
CONGRESSMAN FROM THE 10th DISTRICT OF TEXAS.
WE WILL LEARN ABOUT HIS WORK IN CONGRESS,
ABOUT CYBER WARS,
DRUG WARS,
TERRORISM,
AMERICA'S ENERGY NEEDS, AND MORE.
CONGRESSMAN MICHAEL MCCAUL IS NOW SERVING HIS FOURTH TERM
REPRESENTING TEXAS' 10 DISTRICT IN THE U.S. CONGRESS.
THE 10 DISTRICT STRETCHES FROM AUSTIN
TO THE HOUSTON SUBURBS.
CONGRESSMAN MCCAUL IS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
ON HOMELAND SECURITY,
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SCIENCE,
SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND ETHICS.
HE'S ALSO THE FOUNDER AND CO-CHAIR
OF THE CONGRESSIONAL HIGH TECHNOLOGY CAUCUS
AMONG OTHERS.
HE'S MARRIED, HAS FIVE CHILDREN INCLUDING TRIPLETS.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY, CONGRESSMAN.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
AND IT'S A REAL HONOR TO BE A PART OF THIS
KIND OF HISTORICAL TYPE OF INTERVIEW.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
GREAT, THANK YOU.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND BEGIN TALKING ABOUT YOUR WORK
IN THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY ISSUES.
UH-HMM.
I UNDERSTAND THAT HIGH TECHNOLOGY ISSUES INCLUDE
CYBER WARS, CYBER ATTACKS,
CYBER THREATS.
SO CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CYBER WARS
ON THE NATION'S SECURITY.
WELL, IF YOU ASK ADMIRAL MULLEN
WHO'S CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEF OF STAFF
WHAT THE GREATEST EMERGING THREAT IS TO THE UNITED STATES,
HE'LL TELL YOU CYBER.
UH, CYBER WARFARE, CYBER ATTACKS.
WE HAVE GREAT OFFENSIVE CAPABILITY IN THIS COUNTRY
IN TERMS OF WHAT WE CAN DO IN CYBER OPERATIONS.
THAT KIND OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE WRONG HANDS
COULD DO GREAT DESTRUCTION.
IF YOU LOOK THE [UNCLEAR] SERVICE ATTACKS
ON OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES,
UH, AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, I'M TALKING ABOUT POWER GRIDS,
FINANCIAL SECTORS,
VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING THAT'S TIED TO THE INTERNET
IS VULNERABLE TO A CYBER ATTACK.
AND IN FACT EVERY FEDERAL AGENCY HAS BEEN
HACKED INTO INCLUDING THE PENTAGON.
SO IMAGINE IF PEOPLE ARE CAUGHT STEALING PAPER FILES
OUT OF THE PENTAGON, IT'D BE ALL OVER THE FRONT PAGE
OF THE "WASHINGTON POST,"
AND YET IN THE CYBER-- VIRTUAL WORLD,
THAT IS HAPPENING EVERY DAY.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD AT,
BASICALLY HARDEN OUR FEDERAL NETWORKS
AND, ALSO, IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR,
PROTECT OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES
FROM A CYBER ATTACK THAT COULD BRING DOWN,
YOU KNOW, THE POWER GRIDS, AND CRIPPLE THE NATION.
YEAH, I REALLY UNDERSTAND.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT INFORMATION.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS A GREATER THREAT
TO THE AMERICAN SECURITY,
HIGH PROFILE CYBER ATTACKS LIKE THE ONE'S
YOU'VE JUST MENTIONED-- THE PENTAGON AND SO FORTH
OR THE KINDS OF ATTACK LIKE A 9/11 TYPE ATTACK?
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS MORE OF A THREAT?
WELL, YOU KNOW, CYBER 9/11 OR CYBER PEARL HARBOR
IS WHAT WE'RE MOST CONCERNED WITH
BUT, REALLY, YOU SEE CYBER ATTACKS ON THREE LEVELS.
ONE, IN THE CRIMINAL WORLD,
JUST, YOU KNOW, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THEFT.
AND THEN, YEAH, COUNTRIES LIKE CHINA,
UH, REALLY, ESPIONAGE, STEALING INFORMATION.
WE'VE HAD TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF DATA STOLEN
FROM OUR FEDERAL NETWORKS.
LIKE I SAID, THE PENTAGON, NASA HAS BEEN HACKED IN TO.
REALLY TO STEAL, YOU KNOW, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
AND ESPIONAGE.
THEN THE CYBER WARFARE IS THE LAST PIECE
WHICH I THINK THE MILITARY IS MOST CONCERNED WITH
BECAUSE OF THE DEVASTATION IT COULD CAUSE.
IN A COUNTRY LIKE IRAN, FOR INSTANCE,
IT GOT THE CYBER WARFARE CAPABILITY THAT WE HAVE
IN THE UNITED STATES,
THEY COULD REALLY DO TREMENDOUS DAMAGE.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO--
THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING VERY INTENSELY ON
TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
I'M HAPPY YOU BROUGHT UP THE MILITARY
BECAUSE I WAS ALSO WONDERING
IF YOU PREDICT ANY POSSIBLE MILITARY INVOLVEMENT
WITH A SITUATION LIKE THIS?
OUR MILITARY RELATED TO CYBER WARS?
OH, SURE, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, OUR MILITARY--
YOU KNOW, BASICALLY NSA, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
ARE THE THREE MAIN PRINCIPAL AGENCIES
INVOLVED WITH THIS.
OUR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY,
THEY HAVE THAT TREMENDOUS CAPABILITY
TO CONDUCT CYBER WARFARE.
AND, THEN, IN DEFENSE OF THE NATION,
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
HAS A PRIMARY MISSION TO PROTECT THE NATION FROM A CYBER ATTACK.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY COORDINATE
WITH BOTH NSA, THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY
AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE,
THEY THAT HAVE THAT TREMENDOUS CAPABILITY.
YOU KNOW IT'S A GREAT THING-- THE INTERNET HAS BROUGHT US
GREAT THINGS BUT IT ALSO BRINGS GREAT THREATS
THAT WE NEED TO PROTECT AGAINST.
SO NOW LET'S TALK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE INTERNAL SECURITY.
WE HAVE THE WAR ON DRUGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH
IN AMERICA FOR MANY YEARS.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT IF WE WENT AHEAD
AND EDUCATED THE AMERICAN PUBLIC RELATED TO DRUGS
AND WE LEGALIZE DRUGS AND THEN--
AND TURN-- WE'RE ABLE TO TAX THE DRUGS
AND EARN REVENUE FOR THE ECONOMY.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT?
I FOCUS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ENERGY
ON THE SITUATION IN MEXICO, THE DRUG CARTELS,
SPECIFICALLY I WAS WITH SHERIFF GARCIA
IN HOUSTON YESTERDAY.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PRESENCE OF THE DRUG CARTELS
IN HARRIS COUNTY.
THEY'RE HERE IN AUSTIN.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK IT'S ONLY A MEXICAN PROBLEM.
THE DRUG CARTELS ARE HERE.
AND THEY'RE IN 270 CITIES ACROSS THE NATION.
AND IT PRESENTS A TREMENDOUS THREAT I THINK
TO THE UNITED STATES IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW,
THE DISTRIBUTION OF DRUGS BUT ALSO THE VIOLENCE
THAT THEY COULD BE BRINGING INTO THE UNITED STATES AS WELL.
WE DON'T WANT TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MEXICO,
WITH 40,000 PEOPLE BEING KILLED.
WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT START TO HAPPEN
IN THE UNITED STATES.
SO THE ISSUE OF LEGALIZATION OF DRUGS,
IT'S VERY CONTROVERSIAL.
IT'S SOMETHING I HAVE EXAMINED.
I THINK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK IF YOU JUST
LEGALIZE MARIJUANA THAT THE WHOLE THING GOES AWAY.
THE FACT IS, YOU WOULD HAVE TO LEGALIZE EVERYTHING.
I MEAN, ALL THE NARCOTICS,
WHETHER ITS HEROIN, COCAINE,
I HAVE 5-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN,
AND I'M NOT SURE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
ARE READY FOR THAT.
ALTHOUGH, I THINK IT'S AN INTERESTING DEBATE
THAT WE SHOULD HAVE.
I WILL SAY THAT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THOSE
WHO DO USE DRUGS AND CONSUME THEM.
WHEN I MEET WITH THE MEXICAN CONGRESS
AS I DO EVERY YEAR,
THEY POINT FINGERS AT US SAYING,
"YOU'RE DRIVING THE DEMAND FOR, YOU KNOW, THE DRUG WARS."
AND I THINK IT WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE
TO SEND TO CASUAL DRUG USERS THAT WHEN YOU DO THIS,
YOU ARE FINANCING THESE VERY VIOLENT OPERATIONS.
AND SHOW THEM THE GRAPHIC--
YOU KNOW, THE GRAPHICS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MEXICO
IN TERMS OF DECAPITATIONS AND PEOPLE BEING BURNED ALIVE.
AND REALLY WHAT-- YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU BUY COCAINE
OFF THE STREET, YOU'RE FINANCING THESE VIOLENCE
AND THESE DRUG WARS
AND THE KILLING OF INNOCENT PEOPLE.
IN SUMMARY WITH THE NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES,
WHAT DO YOU FEEL IS MORE OF A THREAT
TO AMERICAN SECURITY,
TERRORISM OR THE NATIONAL DEBT AND AS IT INCREASES?
VERY GOOD POINT.
I KNOW THAT NOT TO QUOTE ADMIRAL MULLEN AGAIN
BUT HE HAS STATED THAT THE DEBT WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST
NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS THAT WE HAVE.
AND I BELIEVE IT IS AS WELL.
I THINK YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE APPROACHING
YOUR 14 TRILLION-DOLLAR DEBT
FINANCED MAINLY BY COUNTRIES LIKE CHINA,
I THINK YOU'RE PUTTING THE NATIONAL SECURITY
OF THE NATION AT RISK.
THAT IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE
FOR THIS CONGRESS,
IS HOW ARE WE GONNA DEAL WITH THIS NATIONAL DEBT?
ARE WE GONNA INCREASE THE DEBT CEILING?
HOW ARE WE GONNA BRING THIS DEBT DOWN FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS?
MY FATHER WAS A--
HE SERVED IN WORLD WAR II, FLEW ON THE B-17
OVER NAZI GERMANY, THE GREATEST GENERATION.
HANDED DOWN A BETTER AMERICA TO ME AND MY GENERATION.
AND I THINK THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF EVERY GENERATION, IS TO HAND DOWN
A BETTER AMERICA TO THE NEXT.
I'M CONCERNED WITH MY FIVE CHILDREN
AND THE NEXT GENERATION.
WHAT KIND OF AMERICA ARE WE GONNA HAND DOWN TO THEM?
THAT'S WHY BRINGING THIS DEBT DOWN IS SO IMPORTANT.
WE CAN'T HAND DOWN $14 TRILLION IN DEBT TO THEM.
GREAT. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION.
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND TAKE A BREAK NOW IF YOU DON'T MIND.
OKAY. THANKS.
THANK YOU.
HI, I'M DON MILLER.
AS A FEATURED SEGMENT OF ACCESS NEWS,
WE'LL DISCUSS ELEMENTS
OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE,
THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS
AND HOW THEY RELATE TO AMERICA AND YOU,
HOW THESE IMPORTANT FOUNDING DOCUMENTS RELATE TO ALL OF US,
WE, THE PEOPLE.
THESE DOCUMENTS WERE CREATED TO PERFORM SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS.
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WRITTEN IN 1776
WAS DRAFTED AND SENT TO KING GEORGE III OF ENGLAND
REQUESTING INDEPENDENCE FROM BRITISH RULE
AND OFFERED REASONS AMERICA WANTED HER INDEPENDENCE.
THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION WRITTEN IN 1787
CREATED AND DEFINED A NEW FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
THAT WOULD ESTABLISH THE FRAMEWORK
BY WHICH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULD GOVERN THEMSELVES.
AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS WRITTEN FROM 1789 THROUGH 1791
STATED THE BASIC RIGHTS OF WE, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
AS PART OF OUR CIVIC LEARNING SEGMENTS,
ACCESS NEWS WILL EXPLORE THE MEANING
OF A JUSTIFIED REVOLUTION,
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,
A STATE GOVERNMENT, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE RIGHTS.
WE KNOW THE EXPRESSION, "THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY"
DOES THAT MEAN WE ARE FREE TO DO WHATEVER WE CHOOSE?
NO, NOT AT ALL.
WITH GREAT RIGHTS COMES GREAT CIVIL RESPONSIBILITY.
WE'LL ALSO EXPLORE THE WORKINGS
OF THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT.
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH,
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE.
TOGETHER THEY ARE KNOWN AS CONGRESS.
THE JUDICIARY BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT,
WHICH IS THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM IN PLACE
TO PEACEFULLY RESOLVE DISPUTES.
WE'LL PROFILE PEOPLE KNOWN AS OUR FOUNDING FATHERS.
THE INDIVIDUALS CREDITED
WITH CREATING OUR FOUNDING DOCUMENTS.
PEOPLE LIKE GEORGE WASHINGTON, ALEXANDER HAMILTON,
THOMAS JEFFERSON, JAMES MADISON,
GEORGE MASON, PATRICK HENRY AND MANY OTHERS.
WE'LL LOOK AT SOME OF THE DIFFICULT COMPROMISES
NECESSARY TO RATIFY THE CONSTITUTION
AS WELL AS SOME OF THE CHALLENGING
AND SOMETIMES CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES
FACED BY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
WE'LL EXPLORE ALL THIS AND MORE
IN CIVIC LEARNING SEGMENTS WE CALL,
"A MORE PERFECT UNION."
FOR ACCESS NEWS, I'M DON MILLER.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR JOINING US HERE ON ACCESS NEWS.
RELATED TO THE OIL COMPANIES?
THEY'VE REPORTED ENORMOUS PROFITS
AND WE'RE WONDERING SHOULD THEY BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TAX BREAKS THROUGH TAX CREDITS?
WELL, I THINK THERE'S A--
IT'S EASY TO DEMONIZE, YOU KNOW,
THEY CALL "BIG OIL NEWS."
IT'S EASY TO DEMONIZE ANY SUCCESSFUL COMPANY.
I TRY TO GET OFF THAT WAY OF THINKING
IN TERMS OF-- YEAH, WE WANT--
WE WANT SUCCESS IN AMERICA.
WE WANT COMPANIES TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
WE WANT THEM TO, YOU KNOW--
MAKING A PROFIT IS NOT A BAD THING, IT'S NOT EVIL.
AND I THINK IF COMPANIES CAN MAKE A PROFIT,
THEY CAN CREATE MORE JOBS AND HIRE MORE PEOPLE,
AND IT'S GOOD FOR AMERICA.
SO I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE PENALIZING
ANY PARTICULAR SEGMENT OF THE ECONOMY
AND PICKING WINNERS OR LOSERS AND SAYING THAT,
YOU KNOW, "THIS IS ALL EVIL,"
WHEN, ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, THE ENERGY COMPANIES
ARE DOING GOOD THINGS, AND THEY'RE CREATING ENERGY.
THEY WANT TO CREATE MORE ENERGY IN THE UNITED STATES,
AND I THINK WE OUGHT TO LET THEM DO THAT.
I DON'T THINK WE OUGHT TO BE DEMONIZING AND PENALIZING
CERTAIN COMPANIES OVER OTHERS IN THE UNITED STATES.
AND I KNOW THAT'S POLITICALLY, UH, YOU KNOW,
SOME POLITICIANS CAN SCORE A LOT OF POINTS BY DOING THAT.
BUT I DON'T-- I JUST DON'T PLAY THAT GAME.
I UNDERSTAND AND DON'T BLAME YOU FOR THAT.
UM, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW,
PERSPECTIVES ON THAT ISSUE.
AS A CONGRESSMAN, YOU'RE A PERSON OF GREAT INFLUENCE.
ACCESS NEWS...
ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO REALLY ENCOURAGE OUR VIEWERS
AND ALLOW THEM TO BE ABLE TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.
AND IN MANY WAYS, YOU'RE A SOURCE FOR THAT.
WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE TO SOMEONE WHO'S A NEWCOMER
TO THE POLITICAL WORLD, ABOUT HOW THEY MAKE
A GOOD DECISION ON WHICH PARTY TO JOIN?
UH-HMM.
YOU KNOW I--
I THINK SOMETIMES WE PUT TOO MUCH INFLUENCE
ON THE PARTIES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS
OF THE PARTIES THAT CONTROL THEM.
UM, GEORGE WASHINGTON IN HIS FAREWELL ADDRESS
WARNED AGAINST PARTISAN POLITICS AND FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS.
THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS HE WARNED AGAINST.
AND I THINK HE WAS TO SOME EXTENT VERY RIGHT ABOUT THAT.
OF COURSE, JEFFERSON AND ADAMS STARTED THE TWO PARTIES,
YOU KNOW, AND, UH--
BUT I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AMERICA,
WELL, WE GET MORE AWAY FROM THE PARTY SYSTEM
AND VOTE MORE FOR THE PERSON.
AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE,
THEY'RE MORE INDEPENDENT THINKING
AND THEY DON'T WANT TO JUST BE A--
DO EXACTLY WHAT THE PARTY IS TELLING THEM.
AND I THINK A LOT OF ELECTED OFFICIALS FEEL THAT WAY AS WELL.
BUT I WILL SAY FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO GET ACTIVE,
YOU KNOW, I'VE CHOSEN MY OWN--
PUBLIC SERVICE IS IMPORTANT TO ME.
MY FATHER SERVED IN WORLD WAR II.
I WANTED TO SERVE THE PUBLIC.
I SERVED IN THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT,
PUBLIC INTEGRITY SECTION.
COUNTER TERRORISM.
THAT WAS MY WAY OF SERVING THE NATION,
AND THEN WHEN THIS DISTRICT OPENED UP,
I RESPONDED TO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A HIGHER CALLING.
I DON'T THINK PUBLIC SERVICE IS A BAD THING.
I THINK IT'S BEEN GIVEN A BAD NAME.
BUT I THINK IT'S A NOBLE PROFESSION.
I STILL BELIEVE THAT, BY SERVING THE PUBLIC--
IT'S A NOBLE PROFESSION.
AND SO I THINK FOR ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED
IN GETTING INVOLVED, I THINK, PUBLIC SERVICE.
GETTING INVOLVED IN PUBLIC SERVICE,
IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
LOCALLY, IN AUSTIN, LOOK AT A CAUSE
THAT YOU REALLY CHAMPION IS A GREAT WAY TO START
GETTING INVOLVED.
POLITICS INVOLVES EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE.
AND I THINK GETTING INVOLVED IN PUBLIC SERVICE,
WHETHER IT'S AT A LOCAL LEVEL OR FEDERAL IS A GREAT WAY
TO GET INTO-- INTO THE SYSTEM.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT CIVIL RESPONSIBILITY
IS ALL ABOUT, I SUPPOSE.
HOW DO WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO HAVE A CIVIL CONVERSATION?
IT SEEMS THAT PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS ARGUING.
UM, HOW DO WE HAVE A CIVIL CONVERSATION ABOUT HOT TOPICS?
I THINK THE TONE IN CIVILITY
NEEDS TO BE RESTORED TO THE AMERICAN POLITIC.
I WAS ON KATIE COURIC'S SHOW
RIGHT AFTER GABBY GIFFORD WAS SHOT.
I WAS VERY CONCERNED, SHE'S A FRIEND OF MINE.
I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HER SAFETY.
SHE WOULD TELL ME THAT HER RACE AND THE THREATS TO HER.
AND I SAW OTHER MEMBERS GOING HOME TO VERY HOSTILE,
ANGRY AUDIENCES.
AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE CERTAIN PEOPLE
IN THE MEDIA THAT LIKE TO WHIP UP THIS ANGER
AND THIS UNCIVIL TONE.
AND I BELIEVE THAT'S ONE OF THE GREAT CHALLENGES
THAT WE HAVE.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE THE LEADERS IN THE CONGRESS.
THEY SHOULD BE CONTROLLING US,
WE SHOULD BE LEADING BY EXAMPLE IN TRYING TO TONE DOWN
THIS RHETORIC THAT BECOMES SO TOXIC AND SO POISONOUS,
AND TRY TO RESTORE SOME CIVILITY IN POLITICS.
I MEAN, HAVING SAID THAT,
IT'S AS OLD AS THOMAS JEFFERSON'S RACE.
I MEAN THEY-- YOU LOOK AT THE CAMPAIGN BACK THEN,
AND IT WAS VERY--
THESE CAMPAIGNS CAN GET VERY HOSTILE AND UNCIVIL
BUT I DO THINK THAT'S A GREAT CHALLENGE
THAT WE HAVE AS LEADERS IS TO TRY TO RESTORE
SOME OF THAT CIVILITY.
I THINK MOST AMERICANS--
I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY REALLY WANT
OUT OF THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS.
THANK YOU AND I AGREE.
I REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN
FOR JOINING US TODAY ON ACCESS NEWS.
I'M WONDERING IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE
TO SHARE ADDITIONALLY?
WHY I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MENTION
MY SUPPORT AND I GOT FEDERAL FUNDING
FOR THE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND,
AND WHAT A GREAT CAUSE THAT IS TO CHAMPION.
AND I'VE BEEN ALSO INVOLVED
A LOT WITH CHILDHOOD CANCER ISSUES.
I CHAIR THE CHILDHOOD CANCER CAUCUS.
MY WIFE'S ON THE BOARD, M.D. ANDERSON,
AND WE HAVE A SUMMIT EVERY YEAR
WHERE WE BRING THE TOP PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGIST TOGETHER
IN THE NATION WHETHER IT'S ST. JUDE'S OR M.D. ANDERSON,
DELL CHILDREN OUT HERE.
AND TALK ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO IN THE CONGRESS?
WHAT KIND OF LEGISLATIVE AGENDA CAN WE HAVE
THAT CAN ADVANCE A CURE, YOU KNOW, FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER.
WE LOSE MORE CHILDREN TO CHILDHOOD CANCER
THAN ANY OTHER DISEASE
OR ANY OTHER, YOU KNOW, ACCIDENTS.
AND I THINK WE OUGHT TO BE REALLY LEADING IN THIS EFFORT.
WE'RE GONNA BRING THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES IN
AS WELL WHICH I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT.
HOW CAN WE INCENTIVIZE THEM TO--
IN THIS RACE FOR THE CURE FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER.
HOW CAN INCENTIVIZE THEM TO FIND BETTER DRUGS
TO TREAT CHILDREN THAT HAVE CANCER.
ONE OF THE SADDEST THINGS I'VE HAD TO DO
IS GO THROUGH THESE HOSPITALS
AND SEE THE CHILDREN WHO ARE DYING.
OR TALK TO THE PARENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY LOST
THEIR CHILDREN TO CHILDHOOD CANCER.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, HOPEFULLY IN MY LIFETIME,
SEEING A CURE WHERE WE WON'T HAVE
THOSE CONVERSATIONS ANY MORE.
AND, THEN, FINALLY, YOU KNOW, TECHNOLOGY
HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, LIVING IN AUSTIN.
I WAS VERY PLEASED TO GET
THE HI-TECH LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD THIS YEAR.
I'VE BEEN A REAL CHAMPION FOR THE HI-TECH AGENDA
WHETHER IT'S THE R&D TAX CREDIT,
WHETHER IT'S GETTING A HIGHLY SKILLED WORK FORCE
HERE IN THE UNITED STATES WITH THE TECH COMPANIES.
AND I THINK TECHNOLOGY, WHEN I TALK TO KIDS,
AND I GO IN THE SCHOOLS,
I'LL BRING AN ASTRONAUT FROM NASA.
I MEAN, THEN THEIR EYES LIGHT UP.
AND TECHNOLOGY IS REALLY THE SOLUTION
TO SO MANY OF OUR PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE
WHETHER IT'S HEALTHCARE, SECURITY.
AND THE MORE WE CAN ADVANCE THIS TECHNOLOGY,
THE BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE'LL CREATE
FOR, YOU KNOW, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
SO I'M JUST A-- YOU KNOW, REALLY A CHAMPION
FOR THE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AND THE CAUSE.
AND I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY STAY HERE IN THE UNITED STATES
AND NOT GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AND WE NEED TO INCENTIVIZE THEM
TO STAY HERE IN THE UNITED STATES,
CREATE THE JOBS OUT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
AND I THINK THERE'S GREAT PROMISE AND GREAT HOPE
AND OPPORTUNITY THAT TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING TO THIS NATION.
THANKS AGAIN, CONGRESSMAN MCCAUL,
FOR VISITING US AT ACCESS NEWS.
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WE, THE PEOPLE, HAVE POWER.
THE MORE WE KNOW, THE BETTER DECISIONS WE CAN MAKE.
FOR ACCESS NEWS, I'M TAMARA AND THAT'S AUSTIN.
(McCaul) THANK YOU.
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JENNIFER STOKER.
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DON MILLER.
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