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WASHINGTON — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement on the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. The legislation passed the House with broad bipartisan support.
WASHINGTON — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman questioned Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a full committee hearing on the failures of the Biden-Harris administration's deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement congratulating Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman Brian Mast (R-Fla.) on being selected by Steering Committee Republicans as the next chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
WASHINGTON — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement regarding the events in Syria.
"Bashar Al-Assad has been one of the world's most brutal war criminals and dictators. Backed by Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah, Assad and his cronies used chemical weapons and engaged in widescale bombing, torture, and disappearance of the Syrian people. The Assad regime's barbarity was a significant driver of years of regional instability that threatened the United States and our allies.
WASHINGTON – The Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will convene a hearing entitled, "The Communist Cuban Regime's Disregard for Human Rights," on Wednesday, December 11th.
What: Hearing – "The Communist Cuban Regime's Disregard for Human Rights"
Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Time: 2:00pm ET
Location: Rayburn 2200
Witnesses:
WASHINGTON – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced a full committee hearing entitled, "An Assessment of the State Department's Withdrawal from Afghanistan by America's Top Diplomat," with testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday, December 11th.
What: Hearing – "An Assessment of the State Department's Withdrawal from Afghanistan by America's Top Diplomat"
Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Time: 10:00am ET
Austin, Texas – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the reported prisoner swap between the United States and China that resulted in the release of Kai Li, John Leung, and Texan Mark Swidan.
WASHINGTON – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced he secured Secretary of State Antony Blinken's commitment to appear at a public hearing dedicated to the chairman's investigation into the Biden-Harris administration's disastrous 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement condemning the International Criminal Court (ICC) for issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Chairman McCaul urged the Senate to pass the bipartisan Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act – which already passed the House – to protect Americans and our allies from the ICC's overreach.