Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) are urging the presidents of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to leverage their position in the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) to stop the bank's development funding from propping up the Nicaraguan regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko requesting that SIGAR examine U.S.-supported humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and report to the committee on the sufficiency of mechanisms to prevent the diversion of taxpayer dollars to the Taliban. The Afghan people are suffering from dire humanitarian needs, especially Afghan women and children.

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) urged National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, to utilize the full application of sanctions, export controls, and dipl

Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific will convene a hearing entitled, "Renewed U.S. Engagement in the Pacific: Assessing the Importance of the Pacific Islands" on Thursday, March 23rd. 

What: Hearing – "Renewed U.S. Engagement in the Pacific: Assessing the importance of the Pacific Islands"

Date: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023

Time: 2:00pmET

Location: U.S. Capitol, HVC-210

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will convene a hearing entitled "The State of American Diplomacy in 2023: Growing Conflicts, Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition" on Thursday, March 23rd. 

What: Hearing – "The State of American Diplomacy in 2023: Growing Conflicts, Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition"

Date: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023

Time: 10:00amET

Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations and Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere will convene a joint hearing entitled, "The Ortega-Murillo Regime's War Against the Catholic Church and Civil Society in Nicaragua: Bishop Alvarez, Political Prisoners, and Prisoners of Conscience" on Wednesday, March 22nd. 

Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of State's ongoing failure to comply with the committee's investigation into the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal and their efforts to mislead the American people into thinking the department is complying with the committee's document requests.

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued a statement in response to the administration's announcement that they will support Australia's acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines in advancing AUKUS.