McCaul: “I Salute the Bravery” of Chinese Protestors

Press Release 11.28.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement following the widespread protests in China against draconian COVID-related restrictions in the country. Reports indicate protest activities have included PRC citizens openly calling for the end of the dictatorship of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and General Secretary Xi Jinping. […]

McCaul Talks Ukraine, Afghanistan Investigation on ABC This Week

Press Release 11.27.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) joined House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Lead Republican Mike Turner (R-OH) on ABC This Week this morning to discuss Republican national security priorities in the next Congress. McCaul highlighted the need for the Biden administration to get the right weapons into Ukraine […]

TUNE IN: McCaul & Turner to Join Martha Raddatz on ABC This Week Sunday

Press Release 11.25.22

Austin, TX – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul will join Martha Raddatz on “ABC This Week” on Sunday, November 27th, along with House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Lead Republican Mike Turner (R-OH). The show airs at 10:00amCT in the Austin, Bryan, and Houston areas, and at 9:00amET in Washington, DC. McCaul […]

McCaul Discusses Competition with China, Need for Hearings on Afghanistan Withdrawal at Halifax

Press Release 11.23.22

Austin, TX – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) participated in a panel with Senate Foreign Relation Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) and a press conference at the Halifax International Security Forum over the weekend. While at the forum, Rep. McCaul participated in many bilateral engagements with top government representatives from […]

McCaul Releases Updates to Project Detailing the CCP’s Global Malign Influence

Press Release 11.22.22

Austin, TX – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released a statement on updates to a committee report outlining how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is creating economic dependencies via their familiar “debt trap” diplomacy. The report also details updated information on the CCP’s use of soft power efforts, like Confucius Institutes, and hard power efforts, like […]

McCaul Concerned Admin ‘Sleepwalking’ Towards Major Crisis on Korean Peninsula

Press Release 11.18.22

Halifax, Nova Scotia – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul issued the following statement in response to North Korea’s most recent missile launch. “I’m concerned the Biden administration is sleepwalking towards a major security crisis on the Korean Peninsula. The White House has backed away from the goal of North Korea’s complete denuclearization, […]

McCaul Warns Against CCP Manipulation of Biden Administration

Press Release 11.18.22

Halifax, Nova Scotia – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul issued the following statement in response to the administration restarting multiple bilateral dialogues with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), including in climate and trade. The CCP had terminated these dialogues following its own warmongering over Speaker Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in August. “I […]

McCaul Responds to Taliban Effort to Reinstate Sharia Law

Press Release 11.18.22

Halifax, Nova Scotia – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul issued the following statement on reports the Taliban intends to reinstate Sharia law in Afghanistan following the botched U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. “Unfortunately, it was all too clear that the Taliban always intended to reinstate the dark veil of Sharia […]

McCaul Calls For Oversight Of State For Women and Girls Forgotten Following Afghanistan Withdrawal

Press Release 11.12.22

Austin, TX – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul sent a letter to Katrina Fotovat, Senior Bureau Official of the Office of Global Women’s Issues at the U.S. Department of State to conduct oversight over the State Department’s response to the Taliban’s repression of women and girls in Afghanistan in the wake of […]

McCaul: With the Right Weapons, Ukraine Can Defeat Russia

Press Release 11.09.22

Austin, TX– House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released a statement on Russia’s announced withdrawal from Kherson, the only regional capital illegally seized since the February 24 invasion by Russia’s invading forces. “A Russian retreat will confirm what I and many of my colleagues have been stressing for months: with the right weapons, Ukraine […]