Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 2740, an appropriations package that, among other things, would dangerously strip legal authority for counterterrorism operations around the globe: “As the Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the former […]

Washington D.C.– Representative Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the Committee, earlier this week congratulated the new co-chairs of the Congressional Argentina Caucus, Representatives James A. Himes (D-CT) and Jeff Duncan (R-SC): “It has been a great pleasure to launch […]

McCaul’s amendment would have removed authorization language included in H.R. 2740 to repeal the 2001 AUMF, our legal authority for fighting terrorists worldwide. Democrats blocked McCaul’s amendment from reaching the floor for debate. Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, offered an amendment to H.R. 2740, the […]

Washington D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement on the release of U.S. permanent resident, Nizar Zakka, from his wrongful imprisonment in Iran.   Lead Republican McCaul: “I am very pleased that Iran has finally released Nizar Zakka, an American resident who has been unjustly detained […]

Washington D.C.—Representatives Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Chairman yesterday welcomed unanimous passage in the United States House of Representatives of their resolution calling on the Turkish government to cancel its planned acquisition of the Russian S–400 air and missile defense system. […]

Normandy, France – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, made the following statement at the 75th anniversary of D-Day commemoration event in Normandy, France.   Lead Republican McCaul: “75 years have passed since thousands of courageous Americans and allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in an operation that […]

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after 35 peaceful protesters were killed in Sudan by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, an element of the Sudanese military that is implicated in carrying out the horrific genocide in Darfur. “I strongly condemn yesterday’s […]

Washington D.C. – Yesterday, Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Chairman, introduced legislation to enhance U.S.-Ukraine security cooperation and better equip our ally in effective deterrence from Russia’s continued aggression. The U.S.-Ukraine Security Cooperation Enhancement Act provides specific lethal military assistance including […]

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement about the Trump Administration’s utilization of an emergency waiver to facilitate arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jordan: “Iran and its proxies are a serious and growing threat in the Middle […]

Washington D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) announced that the committee approved nine important measures, six bills and three resolutions, with overwhelming bipartisan support at today’s full committee markup.   Lead Republican McCaul: “I commend our Committee members on both sides of the aisle for coming together to pass nine […]