McCaul Statement on the Implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

Press Release 06.21.22

Washington, DC – Today, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act entered into force. This bill passed with broad bipartisan support in December of 2021 and required the administration to block major categories of imports from China within 180 days due to the Chinese Communist Party’s genocide against Uyghurs, which involves forced labor. Following the administration’s […]

McCaul, Turner, Rogers to Biden: The U.S. cannot be a passive spectator as Russia uses nuclear intimidation

Press Release 06.17.22

WASHINGTON, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), Lead Republican of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee sent a letter urging President Joe Biden to detail what the U.S. response would be if Russia were […]

HFAC Republicans Call for Open, Unclassified Hearing on Afghanistan Withdrawal

Press Release 06.16.22

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a briefing on the deadly and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan that was closed to the public. The briefing was conducted at one of the highest classification levels, even though the vast majority of the information provided was not classified. Since the Afghanistan withdrawal was completed […]

McCaul, Meeks, Risch, Menendez Statement on Threatened Turkish Incursion into Northern Syria

Press Release 06.15.22

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), and Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), released the below statement in reaction to the threatened Turkish incursion into Northern Syria: “We are extremely concerned about continued threats by Turkey […]

HFAC Republicans Call for Robust, Transparent Investigation into Chaotic, Deadly Afghanistan Withdrawal

Press Release 06.14.22

Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow morning at 9:00amET, the House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a briefing on Afghanistan with representatives from the Biden administration. Even though the State Department offered to have a portion of the hearing unclassified, the majority decided to close it to the public and make the question-and-answer section at one of […]

McCaul, Fitzpatrick, Spartz, DeLauro, Pascrell, Cornyn, Casey Statement on National Critical Capabilities Committee Proposal

Press Release 06.13.22

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), and U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Bob Casey (D-PA) released a joint statement on the new proposal for an outbound investment mechanism in the conference of […]

McCaul on the Administration’s Failure to Respond to the Migration Crisis at the Summit of the Americas

Press Release 06.10.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s failure to address the growing crisis at our southern border. As the Lead Republican on the committee, Rep. McCaul is responsible for oversight on State Department policy, including any strategy to address the root causes […]

McCaul Praises Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Adoption of Two Critical Bills

Press Release 06.10.22

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement after two bills he introduced were successfully adopted by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “I commend my Senate colleagues for moving these important bills forward. My Stop Iranian Drones Act will clarify that U.S. sanctions on Iran include the […]

McCaul Calls for Additional Scrutiny of USAGM CEO Nominee

Press Release 06.09.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has sent a letter to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee expressing his concerns with President Biden’s nomination of Amanda Bennett to run the U.S. Agency on Global Media (USAGM) and requested the committee submit additional questions for Ms. Bennett before moving forward with her […]

McCaul, Meeks Release Statement Regarding U.S. Hostages Held in Iran

Press Release 06.06.22

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and Chairman Gregory W. Meeks released a statement urging the Biden administration to pursue the expeditious release of innocent U.S. civilians currently being held hostage by Iran: “While nuclear negotiations may be stalled, we urge the Biden administration to continue to vigorously pursue the […]