McCaul & Engel Joint Statement on Detained American in Saudi Arabia

Press Release 03.07.19

Washington D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Eliot Engel (D-NY) released the following joint statement on recent reports that Dr. Walid Fitaihi, a dual citizen of the United States and Saudi Arabia, has been detained and tortured while in Saudi custody: “We are deeply concerned by reports […]

McCaul Statement on U.S.-North Korea Summit

Press Release 02.28.19

Washington D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement on the outcome of President Trump’s summit with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam. Lead Republican McCaul: “I support President Trump’s decision to walk away from the negotiating table because it is better to have no […]

McCaul & Engel Introduce Legislation Demanding Accountability for the Boris Nemtsov Assassination

Press Release 02.27.19

Washington D.C. — Representative Michael McCaul and Representative Eliot L. Engel, Lead Republican and Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today introduced legislation condemning the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov and calling on the Trump Administration to sanction those responsible. On the fourth anniversary of the killing, the members condemned Vladimir Putin […]

McCaul Statement on Deaths of Civilians at the Hands of Venezuelan Military

Press Release 02.22.19

Washington D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement strongly condemning the deaths of two Venezuelan civilians attempting to deliver humanitarian aid across Venezuela’s southern border with Brazil. Lead Republican McCaul: “I am deeply disturbed by reports on the deaths of two innocent Venezuelans at the hands of […]

McCaul Statement on Administration’s Decision to Leave 200 Troops in Syria

Press Release 02.22.19

Washington D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement on reports that the Administration will leave 200 American troops in Syria, retreating from a full withdrawal. Lead Republican McCaul: “I thank the Administration for their decision not to proceed with a rapid and full withdrawal of U.S. forces from […]

House Foreign Affairs Committee Leadership Statement on Nigerian Presidential Elections

Press Release 02.15.19

Washington D.C. — Today, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the Committee; Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations; and Rep. Chris Smith (R-J), the Subcommittee’s Ranking Member released the following statement […]

Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Offers Legislation on U.S.-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Cooperation

Press Release 02.12.19

Washington—A bipartisan group of Senators and House Members today announced that they have offered legislation reaffirming strong congressional support for the United States alliances with South Korea and Japan and the critical importance of trilateral cooperation. Companion resolutions in the House and Senate were submitted by Rep. Michael McCaul and Representative Eliot L. Engel, Lead Republican […]

House Foreign Affairs Committee Calls for Administration Action to Protect Democracy in Bangladesh

Press Release 02.12.19

WASHINGTON— Representative Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), the House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican; Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the Committee; Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), the Chairman of the Asia and Pacific Subcommittee; Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL), the Ranking Member of the Asia and Pacific Subcommittee; Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI); and Rep. Ann Wagner […]

McCaul Statement on 40th Anniversary of the Iranian Revolution

Press Release 02.11.19

Washington D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement on the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. Lead Republican McCaul:“Forty years after the Iranian Revolution, the government in Tehran endures as the world’s leading state sponsor of terror. Today, Iran persists as a destabilizing threat in the region […]

McCaul Statement on Administration’s Response to Magnitsky Act

Press Release 02.09.19

Washington D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Administration’s failure to meet the requirements of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. The law requires the Administration to determine and report to Congress within 120 days whether a foreign person is responsible for extrajudicial […]