McCaul Supports Military Authorization Bill, Expresses Frustration at Nord Stream Amendment’s Removal

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Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul voted for the House National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the 2022 fiscal year. The legislation passed the House with broad bipartisan support. “This year’s NDAA helps to ensure our military has the tools it needs to confront the generational threat posed by […]
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McCaul Urges Biden to Stand with Ukraine in Upcoming Call with Putin

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement ahead of President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s video call tomorrow. While amassing troops and military equipment on Ukraine’s border, Putin has demanded the U.S. make assurances that NATO will not expand further eastward and that the alliance […]
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McCaul Supports Diplomatic Boycott of 2022 Olympics, Calls on Allies and Partners to Join

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s decision to carry out a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Earlier this year, Congressman McCaul joined a bipartisan group in urging the administration to find a different location for […]
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McCaul, Meeks Urge State to Boost Engagement with Sri Lanka

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-NY)  sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the administration to prioritize in its Sri Lanka policy the importance of a substantive and durable political solution.   The United States has rightly championed justice and […]
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McCaul Commends WTA for Suspending Tournaments in China

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WASHINGTON, DC – China Task Force Chairman Michael McCaul released a statement on the Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) announcement of plans to suspend all WTA tournaments in China. This decision comes following the suspicious disappearance of PRC tennis player Peng Shuai after she accused a former top CCP official of sexual assault. Peng’s claims were […]
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McCaul, HFAC Republicans Question Admin on Plans to Support U.S. Private Sector Investment in Central and Eastern Europe

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul led a letter with other Republican members of the Committee to Acting International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) CEO Dev Jagadesan requesting much-needed clarity on the Biden Administration’s plans to support U.S. private sector investment in Central and Eastern Europe.  “Since this Administration took office, […]
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McCaul, Meeks, Wilson, Deutch Introduce Legislation to Sanction Iran’s Drones and Suppliers

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism Lead Republican Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Chairman Ted Deutch (D-FL) introduced the Stop Iranian Drones Act (SIDA) to clarify that U.S. sanctions on Iran’s conventional weapons […]
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McCaul, Meeks Urge Blinken to Exercise “All Available Leverage” to Secure Release of Detained U.S. Embassy Staff

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the Houthi breach of the U.S. Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen, and the harassment and detainment of U.S. Embassy locally employed Yemeni staff. “The Houthis’ actions are a clear […]
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McCaul Condemns IOC Promotion of CCP Propaganda

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement after the International Olympics Committee (IOC) promoted its participation in a video call with People’s Republic of China tennis player Peng Shuai, who has disappeared following sexual assault allegations against a Chinse Communist Party (CCP) official. Though Peng has not […]
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