MEDIA ADVISORY: McCaul, Blumenauer, Kinzinger, Crow Host Bipartisan Press Conference to Call for Action on Afghan SIV Backlog

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Washington, DC – On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at 3:00pm ET House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), and Jason Crow (D-CO), will host a bipartisan press conference with veterans of special operations, Afghan interpreters, and veteran advocacy groups to call on the Biden Administration […]
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McCaul Draws Attention to Challenges Facing the UN, Including Crisis in Ethiopia and CCP Influence in International Orgs

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Washington D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing highlighting the challenges facing the United Nations with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield. In his opening remarks, Lead Republican McCaul highlighted some of the many crises facing the United Nations, including the famine conditions in Ethiopia, cross-border access in […]
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McCaul, Risch, Green Condemn Car Bombing Against American Military Personnel and Colombian National Army

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Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), and House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration, and International Economic Policy Ranking Member Mark Green (R-TN) released the following statement following the car bombing attack in Cúcuta, Colombia.  “We […]
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McCaul, Meeks on Russian Mercenaries In The Central African Republic

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Washington, DC – Representatives Michael McCaul and Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding reports of Russian mercenaries accused of human rights abuses in the Central African Republic: “We are appalled by reports of rampant human rights abuses committed by the Kremlin-controlled mercenaries of […]
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McCaul, Risch Call on Biden to Impose Mandatory Sanctions on Russia Related to Navalny Poisoning

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member James Risch (R-ID) have sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to immediately impose the legally-mandated second round of sanctions as required by the U.S. Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act […]
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McCaul Highlights Biden’s Missteps on Russia Ahead of Putin Summit

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Washington, D.C.- Tomorrow, Presidents Biden and Putin are set to meet in Geneva, Switzerland. To date, the administration’s strong rhetoric condemning Putin’s aggression and malign activity has not been backed up by equally strong action. House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul outlined some areas where the administration’s Russia policy has missed the mark:   […]
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McCaul, Meeks, Green, Sires Urge Biden Administration to Ramp Up Sanctions Against Ortega’s Authoritarian Regime

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Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul, Chairman Gregory W. Meeks, and House Foreign Affairs Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Ranking Member Mark Green and Chairman Albio Sires, led 17 House members in a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging swift action in response to the latest wave of repressive and […]
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McCaul Calls on Biden Admin to Take Substantive Actions on Reports CCP Using U.S. Technology in Their Genocide

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Washington, DC – Recent reporting from The New York Times reveals the Chinese Communist Party is continuing to access sensitive U.S. technology that is being used to perpetrate the atrocities in Xinjiang against ethnic and religious minorities. The news comes at a time when the Biden Administration has paused or rescinded multiple Executive Orders related to […]
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McCaul Leads Letter to Secretary Blinken to Ensure Congressional Review of Nuclear Deal with Iran

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Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul led committee Republicans in a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken reminding the Biden Administration of its obligation under law to provide Congress with an opportunity to review and assess any nuclear agreement reached with Iran. “Any prospective agreement related to the nuclear […]
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McCaul Once Again Calls for Release of Trevor Reed, Paul Whelan

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Washington, DC – In response to comments made by Vladimir Putin this morning on NBC’s “Today Show” about Trevor Reed, a Texan and former U.S. Marine currently being held as a political pawn in Russia, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement. “Trevor Reed is a former Eagle Scout and […]
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