McCaul Applauds New Export Control Rules to Counter CCP Military-Civil Fusion

Press Release 04.28.20

Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on new rules announced today by the Department of Commerce that will strengthen controls on technology exports. In October, McCaul wrote a letter to Secretary Ross explaining the need for more robust export controls to stop […]

Bipartisan House Members Introduce Bill to Bolster Internet Freedom Globally

Press Release 04.27.20

Washington, D.C. –House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and Chairman Eliot Engel, along with Congressmen John Curtis and Tom Malinowski, have introduced H.R. 6621, the Open Technology Fund Authorization Act. This legislation will bolster U.S. efforts to respond to oppressive censorship and internet restriction worldwide by authorizing the Open Technology Fund (OTF) as […]

McCaul: We Can’t Let the CCP Exploit a Crisis It Enabled the Spread Of

Press Release 04.22.20

Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on reports that Chinese Communist Party agents were behind a massive disinformation campaign aimed at sowing panic in America amid the coroanvirus outbreak. “It was already clear that the Chinese Communist Party coverup contributed to the spread of […]

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 & Engel Urge Airlines to Work with State Department to Help Bring Americans Home

Press Release 04.08.20

Washington, D.C. —Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Chairman, today are calling on American Airlines, Delta Airlines, and United Airlines to continue working closely with the Department of State to assist with efforts to repatriate Americans seeking to come home during […]

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, Engel Statement on Death of State Department Employee from COVID-19

Press Release 03.31.20

Washington, D.C.- Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the Committee, today made the following statement: “Our hearts go out to the family and loved ones of the State Department employee who has been lost to COVID-19. They have our deepest condolences, as does […]

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 […]