McCaul Calls on Maduro to Release Americans

Press Release 05.21.20

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul, Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called on the Maduro regime to release six American Citgo employees who were unjustly detained two and a half years ago today while on a business trip in Venezuela. The cases are considered forced disappearances. “I once again call on the Maduro […]

McCaul on Withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty

Press Release 05.21.20

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the decision to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty. “The Open Skies Treaty was designed to be a tool of peace – yet President Putin has used it as a tool of war. Russia has […]

McCaul: “US Stands with Hong Kong in Fight for Freedom Against CCP Oppression”

Press Release 05.21.20

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement urging the Chinese Communist Party not to impose legislation that would further stifle freedom in Hong Kong and reiterating United States’ support for Hong Kongers’ fight for democracy. “I strongly urge the Chinese Communist Party not […]

McCaul Applauds Release of White House Report Outlining Strategic Approach to China

Press Release 05.21.20

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement applauding the White House for releasing a report outlining a strategic approach for the U.S. relationship with China. “I applaud the White House for recognizing the need to return to ‘principled realism’ with respect to the […]

McCaul Announces China Task Force Pillars and Co-Chairs

Press Release 05.19.20

Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Chairman of the China Task Force, announced the pillars of the China Task Force: National Security, Technology, Economics and Energy, Competitiveness, and Ideological Competition. Each member of the Task Force will serve on two pillars as a co-chair. “Each […]

McCaul: “Democrats Forgo Global Responsibilities to Pursue Their Dangerous Liberal Domestic Agenda”

Press Release 05.15.20

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the absence of international aid in the Democrats’ HEROES act. “It’s incredibly disingenuous when Democrat leaders complain that the Administration isn’t acting like a global leader in the battle against COVID-19 when their so-called $3 […]

McCaul Applauds Trump Executive Order to Strengthen Supply Chains Amid Coronavirus

Press Release 05.14.20

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following statement applauding the Trump Administration’s Executive Order to further domestic production of strategic resources necessary to respond to the Covid-19 outbreak and strengthen other supply chains by delegating authority to the United States International Development Finance […]

McCaul, Risch, Menendez, Engel, Call on Administration to Intensify Efforts to Restore Cross-Border Humanitarian Operations at Syrian Border

Press Release 05.12.20

Washington, D.C. – Representatives Michael McCaul and Eliot Engel, Republican Leader and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senators Jim Risch and Bob Menendez , Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo calling on the administration to intensify diplomatic efforts […]

McCaul & Engel Welcome State Department Repatriation Efforts and Urge Review of Lessons Learned

Press Release 05.12.20

Washington D.C.—Representatives Michael T. McCaul, Republican Leader of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Eliot L. Engel the Committee’s Chairman, today called on the Government Accountability Office and the State Department to provide information about the Department’s unprecedented efforts to repatriate Americans during COVID-19 to ensure best practices are adopted in future repatriation efforts. […]

McCaul & Engel Introduce Legislation Urging Accountability for Putin’s Human Rights Abuses

Press Release 05.11.20

Washington D.C.—Representatives Michael T. McCaul, Republican Leader on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the Committee, today introduced legislation condemning the Kremlin’s practice of imprisoning journalists, political opposition figures, civil society, and religious freedom activists in Russia. The resolution calls on the Russian Federation to immediately release political prisoners […]