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Video: McCaul Defends Islam Hearing on PBS

Last night, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, appeared on the PBS NewsHour to discuss a controversial hearing over the perceived radicalization of Islamic youth.

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Texas Rep Defends Islam Hearing on PBS

Last night, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, appeared on the PBS NewsHour to discuss a controversial hearing over the perceived radicalization of Islamic youth. McCaul, a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, weighed in on the issue alongside U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the first Muslim-American elected to Congress. Ellison broke down in tears during the hearing and argued the hearing unfairly targeted a single faith. McCaul defended the meeting as necessary and as a chance to have a dialogue. 

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