House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans Announce New Press Secretary

Press Release 09.16.21

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has announced that McLaurine Pinover will be joining the staff as press secretary. Pinover most recently served as communications director for Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC), who serves on the committee. Pinover joins Leslie Shedd, who serves as communications director, and Yimmi Fontenot, who serves […]

McCaul on Defense and Nuclear Partnership with UK, Australia

Press Release 09.15.21

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement on the newly announced Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) defense and nuclear partnership. “The threat of CCP military aggression is more imminent than at any time in history, and the new Australia-United Kingdom-United States defense partnership will help deter their […]

McCaul on Iran’s “Nuclear Provocations”, Reports of Harassment of Female IAEA Inspectors

Press Release 09.15.21

Washington, D.C.-House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to ongoing developments related to Iran’s nuclear program, including reports of regime guards harassing female IAEA inspectors. “It is clear the Biden Administration’s eagerness to return to the nuclear deal is emboldening Iran’s nuclear provocations. But it is not […]

McCaul Presses Secretary Blinken for Answers on Afghanistan

Press Release 09.15.21

Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul pressed Secretary of State Antony Blinken for answers on the Biden Administrations failed Afghanistan withdrawal at a full committee hearing. On the Chaos at Kabul Airport “We had Americans that couldn’t get out. We had interpreters that couldn’t get through the perimeter of the Taliban. They […]

McCaul Hires Investigator to Probe Disastrous Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Press Release 09.14.21

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has hired Ryan Browne to serve as the investigator into the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan that has played out in recent weeks for the Committee Republicans. “What we saw in Afghanistan was a systemic failure of the federal government that led to the chaos […]

McCaul: “I Can Summarize This in One Word: Betrayal.”

Press Release 09.13.21

Washington, D.C.- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul pressed Secretary Blinken on the Biden Administration’s failed leadership in Afghanistan at a full committee hearing. “The situation we find ourselves in is far worse in my judgement – as the former Chairmen of Homeland Security Committee – far worse than pre-9/11. To make […]

McCaul Talks Afghanistan and Origins of COVID-19 on Sunday Morning Futures

Press Release 09.12.21

Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures to discuss the Biden Administration’s failure to safely withdraw from Afghanistan and the need for further investigation into the Origins of COVID-19. Watch here. On President Biden’s Failed Withdrawal “The reason why Bagram Air Base is so […]

McCaul Pushes for Answers on USAID Operations in Afghanistan in Letter to Administrator Power

Press Release 09.10.21

Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul sent a letter to USAID Administrator Power, seeking information on USAID’s operations in Afghanistan in the months leading up to the botched evacuation of U.S. citizens and partners last month, and Agency near-term and future plans in a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. “The rapid deterioration of security […]

McCaul Statement on Recent Events in Ethiopia

Press Release 09.10.21

Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has issued the following statement following continued fighting in Ethiopia. Since the conflict began in November 2020, thousands of innocent civilians have been killed and millions more displaced from their homes and in dire need of life-saving humanitarian aid. Ethiopia is becoming one of the most […]

McCaul Calls Out Misleading Answers from Under Secretary Pelter at U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Hearing

Press Release 09.09.21

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has issued the following statement, to draw attention to the misleading claims made by Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Acting Undersecretary and Deputy Undersecretary Jeremy Pelter at yesterday’s hearing at the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. In his testimony, Pelter misled the […]