Press Releases
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul questioned witnesses Colonel (Ret.) Seth Krummrich and Command Sergeant Major Jacob Smith at the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on the administration's failure to plan for the unconditional U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) and Ranking Member Ami Bera (D-CA) issued the following statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice.
Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at today's Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability hearing examining the Biden administration's planning for the unconditional U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, including the administration's decision to close Bagram Airfield and to run the evacuation solely through Kabul airport, its planning for worst case scenarios, and its responses to indications of a rapid Taliban takeover.
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 expressing deep concern over the unfolding situation in Niamey, Niger.
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC), and Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN) led the introduction of legislation to prohibit the Biden administration from extending or reissuing Syria General License 23, which authorized direct transactions with the Assad regime for 180 days after the February Turkey–Syria earthquake.
Washington, D.C. – 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 President Biden underscoring their opposition to extending or reissuing Syria General License 23, which authorized direct transactions with the Assad regime for 180 days after the February earthquake.
Washington, D.C.– House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement today announcing a significant milestone in his two-year investigation into corruption at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). The committee's unwavering commitment to pursuing truth and accountability has uncovered alarming evidence of misconduct and negligence at the senior-most levels of the agency.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing strong opposition to U.S. government officials traveling to meet with the Taliban and legitimizing their de-facto governance of Afghanistan, which continues to be contested.