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Since the beginning of the 118th Congress, the committee has undertaken a wide range of actions to get answers on the Biden administration’s chaotic and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan, including:
Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability will convene a hearing entitled, "Money is Policy, Part II: Analyzing Select State Department Grant Awards," on Thursday, September 19th.
What: Hearing – "Money is Policy, Part II: Analyzing Select State Department Grant Awards"
Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
Time: 10:00am ET
Location: Rayburn 2200
Witnesses:
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter today to Secretary Blinken urging the administration to press Iraqi officials to make the political decisions necessary to promote the country's stability and serve the best interests of the Iraqi people.
Austin, Texas – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul — author of the Peace Through Music Diplomacy Act — congratulated Dolly Parton on receiving the Peace Through Music Award for the ways in which her music has promoted peace and represented the United States across the globe.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) released the following statement after the Biden administration altered the U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy. In 2018, the Trump administration changed the policy to elevate the importance of U.S. economic security, a move which directed the U.S. government to prioritize strengthening our defense industrial base.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement on President Trump's proposal to potentially reorganize the United States Agency for International Development and bring it under the purview of the State Department.
Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations and Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere will convene a joint hearing entitled, "The Ortega-Murillo Regime's War Against the Catholic Church and Civil Society in Nicaragua: Bishop Alvarez, Political Prisoners, and Prisoners of Conscience" on Wednesday, March 22nd.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Chairman Michael Lawler delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled, "Streamlined and Rightsized: Consolidating State Department Administrative Services."
-Remarks-
Good morning, and thank you to our witnesses for being here today.
Taipei, Taiwan – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Chuck Todd on "Meet the Press" to discuss his bipartisan delegation's visit to Taiwan and how the United States can strengthen our economic and defense relationship with Taiwan in the face of growing threats in the region.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast led fellow members of the panel in a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen raising serious concerns over the European Union's role in ensuring fair elections as Poland approaches the second round of its presidential elections on June 1, 2025.