McCaul on US Sanctioning Russia’s Wagner Group Head Ivan Maslov

Press Release 05.25.23

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) implemented sanctions on Ivan Maslov, the Mali-based head of the Russian private military company Wagner. “Wagner is more than a Transnational Criminal Organization — it is a […]

McCaul Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Modernizing U.S. Arms Exports, Strengthening AUKUS

Press Release 05.25.23

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee hearing with officials from the State and Defense Departments on challenges our allies and U.S. industry face with our arms exports processes and how those challenges can be bridged to ensure the trilateral security partnership between […]

McCaul Statement on CCP Ban of US Chipmaker Micron

Press Release 05.24.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement in response to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) banning certain Chinese companies from using microchips produced by Micron Technology. “The CCP’s ban on Micron has nothing to do with Micron—or the security of its products. The ban demonstrates General Secretary Xi’s plan […]

McCaul Slams State’s ‘Weakness and Passivity’ on China Policy, Blocking Competitive Actions Toward CCP

Press Release 05.24.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the department’s reported blocking of competitive actions, such as sanctions and export controls on entities like Huawei, aimed at countering the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) growing aggression. A recent Reuters report states that following […]

ICYMI: Taiwan Deserves a Place at the Annual World Health Assembly

Press Release 05.23.23

By Rep. Michael McCaul The Hill May 23, 2023 This week, delegates from World Health Organization (WHO) member states will gather in Geneva for the annual World Health Assembly (WHA) — and once again, this key meeting on global health priorities will exclude Taiwan. It is unconscionable, especially after the […]

Chairman McCaul Reads Afghanistan Dissent Channel Cable and State Response

Press Release 05.23.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement today after reading the July 2021 Dissent Channel cable on the Afghanistan withdrawal. Distinguished career diplomats including Ambassadors Thomas Boyatt, Ryan Crocker, and James Jeffrey, have affirmed that it is important that Congress have access to these cables as part of its oversight role and that […]

ICYMI: Chairman McCaul Joined Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” on Sunday

Press Release 05.21.23

Austin, TX – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox News‘ “Sunday Morning Futures” to discuss the G7 Summit and countering the malign influence of the CCP, Biden’s foreign policy failures, and the latest on his Afghanistan withdrawal investigation. WATCH HERE. On the CCP’s Economic Coercion: “Most disturbingly is a quote […]

McCaul, Meeks, Kim, Bera Urge G7 to Address China’s Economic Coercion

Press Release 05.19.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA), and Ranking Member Ami Bera (D-CA) issued the following statement on the G7 meetings taking place in Hiroshima, Japan from May 19-21. Earlier this week, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on […]

TUNE IN: Chairman McCaul to Join Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” This Sunday at 10amET/9amCT

Press Release 05.19.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will join Fox News‘ “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo this Sunday, May 21st. “Sunday Morning Futures” airs at 10:00amET/9:00amCT on Fox News. Chairman McCaul will discuss the crisis at our southern border, the G7 summit, our Afghanistan withdrawal investigation, and the debt ceiling. *Check […]

McCaul, Wagner Press State’s GWI Office on Inadequate Leadership and Misplaced Priorities

Press Release 05.19.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Vice Chairwoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) sent a letter to U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI) conveying deep concern about the priorities of S/GWI under the Biden administration and seeking information about how these priorities align with the work that […]