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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has secured an agreement with Secretary Blinken that would allow all Members of the committee a reasonable opportunity to view the dissent channel cable and the response. In response, Chairman McCaul has agreed this would be a satisfactory accommodation to the subpoena and would take contempt off the table. This is the first time in U.S. history that a dissent channel cable has been provided to Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled "Reforming America’s Defense Sales."
Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL) sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing serious concerns about America's financial commitment to the United Nations' Green Climate Fund – an investment funneling millions to China, the world's largest carbon-emitter, under its continued status as a "developing country."
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has signed a subpoena that was delivered to Secretary of State Antony Blinken this morning for the "Afghanistan AAR files," the collection of underlying documents used to produce the State Department's After-Action Review (AAR).
Austin, TX - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), and House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) co-led a letter to President Biden underscoring concern over reports his administration has contemporaneously brokered a $6 billion prisoner deal and a nuclear understanding with the Iranian regime that are intrinsically linked, without submitting it for Congressional review pursuant to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 ("INARA"; 42 U.S.C. 2160e).
Washington, D.C.- Yesterday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appointed House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul to serve on the Conference Committee for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Conference Committee is made up of bipartisan leaders in the House and the Senate and will work to resolve the differences in the bills each Chamber has passed.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a hearing entitled, "Friend and Ally: U.S. Support for Israel After Hamas' Barbaric Attack" on Tuesday, October 24th.
What: Hearing – "Friend and Ally: U.S. Support for Israel After Hamas' Barbaric Attack"
Date: Tuesday, October 24th, 2023
Time: 2:00pm ET
Location: HVC-210
Witness:
Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability will convene a hearing entitled, "Go-to-Zero: Joe Biden's Withdrawal Order and the Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan" on Tuesday, November 14th.
What: Hearing – "Go-to-Zero: Joe Biden's Withdrawal Order and the Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan"
Date: Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
Time: 2:00pm ET
Location: HVC-210
Witnesses:
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement in response to Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Speaker Johnson and other congressional leaders at the White House to discuss a supplemental package that would address border security and provide security assistance to Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine. There, he told the president substantive policy reforms to address the crisis at the southern border must be a part of any supplemental package.