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August 6, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Starting today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) will be leading a bipartisan congressional delegation (CODEL) to the Philippines and Australia. The delegation includes House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Young Kim (R-CA), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Joe Wilson (R-SC), and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA). The delegation will meet with senior government officials in both countries, as well as U.S.


August 4, 2024

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Chairwoman María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Senate Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Chairman Tim Kaine (D-VA) issued the following joint statement condemning the Maduro regime for undermining the will of the Venezuelan people during recent elections. 


August 2, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the Biden-Harris administration's plea deal with al Qaeda's Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, the mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.


August 1, 2024

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the reported prisoner swap between Russia and the United States and its allies. Among those returning to the United States are Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, and U.S. permanent resident Vladimir Kara-Murza.


July 31, 2024

Washington, D.C. – This week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to Deputy Secretary of State Richard Verma on the State Department's failure to produce all documents regarding its grants promoting atheism overseas. In his letter, Chairman McCaul noted he will be forced to issue a subpoena on this matter if all requested documents are not produced by August 6, 2024.


July 31, 2024

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the Iranian regime's extraterritorial threats, including efforts to influence the 2024 presidential election.


July 31, 2024

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the Biden administration's slow-walking of critical weapons systems to our ally Israel as it faces continued attacks from Iran's proxies, including Hamas and Hezbollah. 


July 30, 2024

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on reports of the Maduro regime's plot to falsify the recent election in Venezuela and arrest leading opposition candidate María Corina Machado. 


July 30, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, a long-time advocate of combating domestic and international human trafficking, issued the following statement calling for continued action in the fight against human trafficking.