McCaul Calls for Bipartisan Investigation into CCP, WHO Upon Congress’ Return

Press Release 04.28.20

Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement outlining the business the House Foreign Affairs Committee should prioritize upon Congress’ return, namely a bipartisan investigation into how both the Chinese Communist Party and the World Health Organization mishandled the coronavirus outbreak. “The House Foreign […]

Foreign Affairs Republicans Urge POTUS to Condition Future WHO Contributions on Tedros Resignation

Press Release 04.16.20

Washington, D.C.– Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC), along with 16 Republican members of the committee, sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump in support of the Administration’s April 14th announcement of a review and hold on U.S. voluntary contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) due […]

McCaul: “Pleased” WHO Calls for Wildlife Markets to Close, “Still Concerned by Poor Leadership Director General Tedros Showed During the Outbreak”

Press Release 04.13.20

McCaul calls for new leadership at WHO Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the World Health Organization finally urging China to close wildlife or ‘wet’ markets as some of the markets have begun to reopen. A wildlife market in Wuhan, China […]

McCaul, Graham, Booker, Quigley Urge International Organizations to Shut Down Live Wildlife Markets, Ban International Wildlife Trade

Press Release 04.09.20

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul, Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Congressmen Mike Quigley (D-IL), led more than 60 of their House and Senate colleagues in urging leading international health and wildlife organizations to take aggressive action toward a permanent global ban […]

McCaul Statement on Intel Report Showing CCP Hid Critical COVID-19 Data

Press Release 04.01.20

Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on reports that U.S. intelligence confirmed that the Chinese Communist Party concealed the extent of the coronavirus outbreak and under-reported the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in China. “Even before news of this report was […]

McCaul Urges State Dept to Pursue Multilateral Investigation into CCP’s Coronavirus Coverup & Disinformation Campaign

Press Release 03.27.20

Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to the State Department reiterating his support for their efforts to counter the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) disinformation campaign regarding coronavirus. He also urged them to consider taking additional policy actions, including a multilateral investigation with other […]

McCaul Calls on Major Tech Companies to Deplatform CCP

Press Release 03.24.20

Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to the CEO’s of Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Twitter, calling on them to ban all Chinese Communist Party (CCP) media outlets and their officials who are disseminating disinformation about COVID-19 on their respective platforms, including the […]

McCaul Bills to Counter China, Protect the Homeland Pass in Appropriations Package

Press Release 12.17.19

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded the inclusion of his Global Fragility Act and Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act in the end of year spending package. These bipartisan bills will help prevent regional violence and conflict from evolving into greater threats to the homeland […]

McCaul Applauds Passage of Bills Supporting Democracy in Hong Kong, Holding China Accountable

Press Release 10.16.19

Washington D.C.– Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, made the following statement after the House passed four pieces of legislation that support the fight for democracy in Hong Kong and push back on China’s aggression, including his resolution to condemn the Chinese Communist Party’s unacceptable behavior on the […]

McCaul Statement on China’s Retaliation Against Houston Rockets

Press Release 10.07.19

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, condemned China’s retaliatory actions against the Houston Rockets and called on the American business community to resist Chinese Communist Party (CCP) coercion: “The CCP’s threats and repression will not be tolerated in Texas, or anywhere in the United States. Using […]