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April 3, 2024

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will convene a hearing entitled, "USAID's Foreign Policy and International Development Priorities in the Era of Great Power Competition" on Wednesday, April 10th.

What: Hearing – "USAID's Foreign Policy and International Development Priorities in the Era of Great Power Competition"

Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Time: 2:00pm ET


April 3, 2024

Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations rescheduled a hearing entitled, "The Chinese Communist Party's Malign Influence at the United Nations — It's Getting Worse."  

What: Hearing – "The Chinese Communist Party's Malign Influence at the United Nations — It's Getting Worse"

Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Time: 10:00am ET


April 1, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the release of multiple transcribed interviews with State Department officials charged with coordinating the United States' civilian evacuation from Afghanistan.


March 28, 2024

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement ahead of the one-year mark since Putin's wrongful detainment of Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter working in Russia. On Tuesday, a Russian court extended Evan's detainment based on politically motivated espionage charges. 


March 27, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on Ryan Corbett, an American citizen taken hostage by the Taliban. The Biden administration has done little to secure Ryan's release despite continued reports of his deteriorating health while held in deplorable conditions.


March 24, 2024

Washington, D.C. — Today, Chairman McCaul joined Margaret Brennan on CBS' "Face the Nation" to discuss topics including security assistance for America's international partners, Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) for America's Afghan partners abandoned during the Biden administration's disastrous 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, and threats coming from the country under Taliban rule.

 


March 23, 2024

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will join CBS' "Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan this Sunday, March 24th.


March 22, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul praised the passage of today's appropriations package in the House, which continued funding for national security agencies. Chairman McCaul also praised Congress' support of important measures, such as Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) granted to our Afghan allies abandoned during the Biden administration's disastrous 2021 withdrawal. Chairman McCaul also called for renewed congressional efforts to support our allies overseas and replenish American reserves. 


March 21, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks and questioned witnesses at a hearing to examine export controls as a tool to counter the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and America's adversaries. Chairman McCaul noted numerous examples of how American technology is fueling the CCP's military expansion and espionage, such as the its spy balloon and hypersonic missile program. During his questioning, witnesses confirmed America's export control regime needs dire reform to counter America's allies and strengthen U.S.


March 21, 2024

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) issued the following statement on renewed negotiations to release the hostages still held by Hamas following its brutal October 7th attack.