McCaul Statement on Coronavirus Updates

Press Release 02.25.20

Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the latest coronavirus updates, including the Administration’s funding request. “From the outset of the coronavirus outbreak, the Trump Administration has been vigilant in their efforts to curb its spread worldwide and protect Americans and Texans […]

McCaul, Engel Call for Accountability for Assad & His Backers Over Deadly Violence in Idlib

Press Release 02.20.20

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, wrote to Secretary Pompeo to express their concern over violence in Idlib perpetrated by the Assad regime, Russia, Iran, and Hizballah that has resulted in the deaths of at least 1,730 civilians since […]

McCaul, Engel Urge Pompeo to Engage on Fitaihi Case during Saudi Trip

Press Release 02.18.20

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, today wrote to Secretary Pompeo urging him to raise the case of Dr. Walid Fitaihi and his family with government officials during his upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia. Dr. Fitaihi, a dual Saudi-American […]

McCaul Statement on Dangerous Senate War Powers Resolution

Press Release 02.13.20

Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding today’s Senate passage of a dangerous War Powers Resolution that would tie the President’s hands and limit his ability to protect Americans abroad. “The dangerous War Powers Resolution passed by the Senate is in defiance […]

McCaul, Wilson, Zeldin Statement on Release of U.N. Anti-Israel Blacklist

Press Release 02.12.20

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Joe Wilson, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism and Congressman Lee Zeldin, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, released the following […]

McCaul Statement on the Administration’s FY 2021 Budget Request

Press Release 02.10.20

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the Administration’s FY 2021 budget request. “During this unprecedented time of global instability, diplomacy must be our first line of defense. As Admiral Mullen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, “the more […]

McCaul, Engel Lead Bipartisan Warning about Coronavirus Risks Tied to Taiwan’s Exclusion from Aviation Coordinating Body

Press Release 02.06.20

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Chairman, sounded a bipartisan warning that Taiwan’s exclusion from the U.N. agency overseeing aviation standards and practices could worsen the spread of the coronavirus. In a letter to the International Civil Aviation Organization […]

House Republicans Introduce Resolution Denouncing UK’s Preliminary Huawei Decision

Press Release 02.03.20

Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul, Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, House Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney, and Representatives Ted Yoho, Mike Turner and Mike Gallagher today introduced a resolution denouncing the United Kingdom’s decision that would allow a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controlled company, Huawei, to build part of their 5G […]

McCaul: USMCA is a Victory for American, Texan Workers

Press Release 01.29.20

Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement after President Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) into law. McCaul joined President Trump at the White House for the signing ceremony today. “For too long, our trade agreements have held the American economy and […]

McCaul, Risch Express Concern about Potential Troop Reduction in West Africa

Press Release 01.28.20

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter last week to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper expressing their concern over reports that the Department of Defense […]