McCaul, Wagner, Houlahan, Frankel Introduce W-GDP Act to Empower Women Globally

Press Release 03.09.20

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee along with Representatives Ann Wagner, Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and Lois Frankel (D-FL) introduced the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Act, legislation to promote the empowerment, economic self- sufficiency, and prosperity of women globally. “When women are empowered to be active […]

McCaul Statement on ICC Decision to Investigate U.S. Soldiers

Press Release 03.06.20

Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) ruling that its chief prosecutor can open an investigation into alleged activities by U.S. personnel in Afghanistan. “I am extremely alarmed by the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to pursue […]

McCaul, Engel Statement on Hong Kong

Press Release 03.05.20

Washington, D.C. — Representatives Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Lead Republican and Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs today issued the following statement about the Hong Kong authorities’ arrests of newspaper founder Jimmy Lai and former Legislative Council members Lee Cheuk-yan and Yeung Sum. “We are deeply concerned by the […]

McCaul Statement on Emergency Coronavirus Funding

Press Release 03.04.20

Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a $7.8 billion emergency supplemental appropriations bill to prevent the spread of coronavirus and assist with the response. “Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, I have called on my […]

McCaul Statement on ‘Uyghurs for Sale’ Report

Press Release 03.02.20

Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the ‘Uyghurs for Sale’ report, exposing the Chinese Communist Party’s mass transfer of Uyghur Muslims to factories across China. “I am evaluating this troubling report. It is disturbing that these companies are potentially complicit in […]

McCaul Statement on Potential Pathway to Peace in Afghanistan

Press Release 02.29.20

Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the agreement to try and bring peace to Afghanistan following the week long reduction in violence. “I applaud President Trump, and Secretaries Pompeo and Esper for reaching an agreement with the Taliban and a corresponding […]

McCaul, Engel Statement on Anniversary of Russian Invasion of Crimea

Press Release 02.27.20

Washington D.C.—Representatives Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the Committee, released the following statement on the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Crimea. “Today marks the sixth anniversary of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula and the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression […]

McCaul: “Coronavirus Does Not Discriminate by Party”

Press Release 02.27.20

Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement following the House Foreign Affairs Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation Subcommittee hearing on the coronavirus. “The 2019 Novel Coronavirus now has over 80,000 cases worldwide and has killed close to 3,000 people, mostly in China where […]

McCaul: “As Americans We Should Reject Socialism”

Press Release 02.27.20

Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement after House Democrats rejected consideration of a resolution condemning comments Senator Bernie Sanders made praising communist dictator Fidel Castro this week. McCaul is an original co-sponsor of the resolution introduced by Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), whose […]

Bipartisan House Leaders Urge Guatemalan President to Reject Undemocratic NGO Law

Press Release 02.26.20

Washington, D.C. —House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Eliot L. Engel (D-NY) today sent a letter to Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei urging him to veto legislation passed by his country’s congress that threatens to undermine non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and freedom of assembly in Guatemala. The law bears resemblance to a […]