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Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC) sent a letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan expressing deep concern that the Taliban is detaining innocent American citizens and imploring the administration to do more to secure the release of all Americans in Afghanistan, including by immediately classifying the detainees as hostages.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement in response to Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom formally recognizing a "State of Palestine."
“Recognition of a ‘State of Palestine’ is empty virtue signaling that only rewards the Hamas butchers and rapists.”
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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken accepting the department's invitation for himself and Ranking Member Meeks to review the July 2021 Dissent Channel cable regarding Afghanistan and the department's response with the names of the signatories redacted. The letter also expresses the chairman's insistence that all committee Members be allowed to review the dissent cable and response.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast joined fellow members of the committee in introducing a bipartisan bill to end China’s chokehold over global critical mineral supply and unleash U.S. domestic mineral production.
Washington, DC – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul spoke on the House Floor in support of passing H.Res. 377, Calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen and journalist who was wrongfully detained by the Government of the Russian Federation in March 2023.
Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability will convene a hearing entitled, "The State Department's Climate Agenda: A Budget Overview by the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate" on Thursday, July 13th.
What: Hearing – "The State Department's Climate Agenda: A Budget Overview by the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate"
Date: Thursday, July 13th, 2023
Time: 10:00am ET
Location: HVC-210
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will join ABC's "This Week" with Martha Raddatz this Sunday, July 23rd.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released a statement following reports that a smuggler with ties to ISIS helped numerous migrants enter the U.S. via the southern border.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas expressing concern on some decisions regarding the implementation process and enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).
Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the below statement following the Biden administration's decision to lift wide-ranging sanctions on Venezuela's oil, gas, and gold sectors.