McCaul: Unplanned Afghanistan Withdrawal “Unmitigated Disaster of Epic Proportions,” Biden “Will Have Blood on His Hands”

Blog 08.15.21

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined “State of the Union” this morning to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, and how President Biden’s failed leadership enabled what is happening. WATCH: “Since the decision was made in May, I think it has been an unmitigated disaster of epic proportions…this […]

McCaul Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup

Blog 07.28.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee markup of various measures. In it, he expressed concern no bipartisan measures reinforcing U.S. support for the Cuban people’s fight for democracy and freedom were considered during the markup. “Freedom loving people, democracy and civil […]

HFAC Republicans Call on Speaker Pelosi to Bring Bipartisan Uyghur Genocide Resolution to the Floor Before August Break

Blog 07.28.21

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul, joined by committee members Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY), Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY), Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) are calling for Speaker Nancy Pelosi to bring H.Res. 317, Condemning the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity being committed […]

McCaul on Attacks on U.S. Personnel Abroad: “This is Scary Stuff. Our Personnel Need to Know We Have Their Backs”

Blog 07.26.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul spoke on the House floor today in support of the bipartisan HAVANA Act. This bill will provide authority to Congress to help American personnel and diplomats facing chronic damage and health incidents as a result of attacks here at home and abroad. “What first started in […]

McCaul Meets with Masih Alinejad

Blog 07.21.21

Washington, DC – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul met with Masih Alinejad, U.S. citizen and reporter, who was the target of a foiled kidnapping plot by the Iranian regime on sovereign U.S. soil. A statement from Lead Republican McCaul on the meeting and the recent violent response by the regime to […]

ICYMI: McCaul in Fox News: “Biden’s Afghanistan Retreat Will Usher In ‘Year of the Jihad'”

Blog 07.13.21

“Biden’s Afghanistan Retreat Will Usher In ‘Year of the Jihad'” By Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) Fox News July 12, 2021 This month, the U.S. military officially vacated Bagram Airbase – our most strategic counterterrorism asset in the region and one of our main buffers against the threats of the People’s Republic of China, Russia and […]

McCaul Talks Afghanistan, Origins of COVID, and the Crisis at the Border on Fox News Sunday

Blog 07.04.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined Mike Emanuel on Fox News Sunday to discuss the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the origins of COVID-19, and the crisis at the southern border. On Afghanistan: “We are going dark in Afghanistan and there can be consequences long term to this… President Biden is […]

McCaul Offers Amendments to the EAGLE Act: “This is the Moral Test of Our Time. And We Must Not Fail.”

Blog 06.30.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul delivered the following remarks on two amendments to the EAGLE Act at a full committee markup. McCaul offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute to the EAGLE Act to actually address the threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Highlights of […]

McCaul Expresses Frustration with Partisan Process of EAGLE Act, “Little Substantive Actions” to hold CCP Accountable

Blog 06.30.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul gave the following opening statement at a full committee markup of H.R. 3524, the EAGLE Act. Click to Watch In his opening statement, McCaul highlighted Republican frustrations with the partisan process of the bill: “Confronting the China challenge is not a Republican issue or a […]

ICYMI: McCaul Highlights Biden Administration Missteps with Russia During Biden-Putin Summit in Geneva

Blog 06.17.21

Washington, DC – While President Biden awarded Vladmir Putin a summit this week with no pre-conditions or accountability for the Kremlin’s malign actions – including his failure to implement the mandatory second round of sanctions related to Alexei Navalny’s poisoning – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul highlighted the administration’s missteps on Russia. […]