McCaul Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing on U.S. Priorities in the Western Hemisphere

Press Release 02.03.22

Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul delivered the following opening statement at a full committee hearing on U.S. Priorities in the Western Hemisphere. Click to Watch. -Remarks as Delivered- “I want to thank Chairman Meeks for holding this important hearing today. Its great to hear a full committee hearing on western […]

CTF Launches Page To Highlight CCP’s Human Rights Abuses Ahead Of Beijing Olympics

Press Release 02.03.22

WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of tomorrows opening ceremony to the Beijing Olympics, the China Task Force has launched a new webpage highlighting the many human rights abuses committed by the CCP. The page is filled with information detailing the CCP’s genocide, issues related to the safety of U.S. Olympians, and bipartisan efforts in Congress to […]

McCaul on ISIS Strike in Northwest Syria

Press Release 02.03.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement on President Biden’s confirmation that ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was confirmed dead after a United States special operations mission in Northwest Syria. “This morning, President Biden announced that the leader of ISIS, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, has been […]

McCaul Opposes “Superficial, Partisan” and “Immoral” COMPETES Act

Press Release 02.02.22

Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republicans Michael McCaul spoke on the House floor against COMPETES Act. This legislation is a foreign policy failure that funnels $8B worth of taxpayer dollars into an unaccountable UN slush fund without taking any meaningful steps to address significant risks facing our national security. “[T]his legislation could send U.S. […]

McCaul, McCarthy, Rogers, CTF Members Urge USOPC Chair to Keep U.S. Olympians Safe

Press Release 02.02.22

WASHINGTON, DC – China Task Force Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Armed Services Committee Lead Republican Mike Rogers (R-AL), along with members of the China Task Force sent a letter to Board Chair of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Susanne Lyons stressing the importance of ensuring U.S. Olympians are […]

McCaul, Risch Express Concern over Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt Energy Deals

Press Release 02.01.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing concern regarding the energy deals the Biden Administration is facilitating between Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt that would undoubtedly enrich the Assad […]

McCaul, Deutch Introduce PEACE Through Music Diplomacy Act

Press Release 01.28.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism Chairman Ted Deutch (D-FL) released the following statement on introducing H.R. 6498, the Promoting Peace, Education, and Cultural Exchange (PEACE) through Music Diplomacy Act. This bill directs the State Department to leverage […]

McCaul, HFAC Republicans Urge Blinken to Implement Bipartisan Legislation to Brief U.S. Athletes of CCP Human Rights Violations Ahead of Olympic Games

Press Release 01.26.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and other House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the State Department to immediately implement the bipartisan American Values and Security in International Athletics Act (AVSIA) in light of this unprecedented threat to international human rights […]

McCaul Says Pelosi’s Partisan So-Called China Bill Proves Democrats “Not Serious” About Confronting China

Press Release 01.25.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following, initial reaction to Speaker Pelosi ending bipartisan, bicameral negotiations to develop legislation to counter the Chinese Communist Party’s malign actions that would have the ability to pass both chambers of Congress. Instead, House Democrats have introduced a partisan 2,912-page bill, […]

McCaul on Face the Nation: “Putin Smells Weakness”

Press Release 01.23.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation this morning to discuss Russia’s continued aggression toward Ukraine and the Biden administration’s weak response. McCaul on the Need for Sanctions Now “I don’t see Putin changing his course of action. It is getting very aggressive. The noose […]