Press Releases

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the Hungarian parliament's ratification of Sweden's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement on the two-year anniversary of Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

"As we prepare to mark two years of Putin's war of genocide against Ukraine, I remain in awe of the bravery of the Ukrainian people who have held off the Russian juggernaut and reclaimed over half of their territory lost since the start of the full-scale invasion.

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) issued the following statement regarding conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

"We are concerned at the resumption of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of October 2023, more than five million people there have been displaced due to conflict with armed groups, including M23 and former genocidaires (FDLR). Instability remains despite the efforts of the UN and East African Community missions.

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks at a full committee hearing entitled, "Behind the Scenes: How the Biden Administration Failed to Enforce the Doha Agreement." In his opening remarks, Chairman McCaul questioned the decision made by President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to abandon Afghanistan, in spite of warnings from high-level advisors and American officials, including U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, who testified before the committee.

Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on Europe announced it will postpone Thursday's hearing entitled, "Going Nuclear on Rosatom: Ending Global Dependence on Putin's Nuclear Energy Sector" to a future date soon. 

What: Hearing – "Going Nuclear on Rosatom: Ending Global Dependence on Putin's Nuclear Energy Sector"

Date: TBD

Time: TBD

Location: Rayburn 2172

Witnesses:

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks at a Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia hearing entitled, "Iran's Proxy in Yemen: The Houthi Threat to Middle East Stability, Global Shipping, and U.S. Servicemembers." In his opening remarks, Chairman McCaul highlighted how the attacks committed by Iranian proxies across the Middle East, including Houthi terrorists in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, fuels instability in the region, putting lives and the global economy at risk.

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks at a full committee hearing examining the importance of the trilateral AUKUS security pact among the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. In his remarks, Chairman McCaul highlighted the significance of reforming America's foreign military sales (FMS) and projecting robust, stable security partnerships to deter malign actors abroad, such as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Kremlin.