Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement on the latest reports that the Biden Admin is considering housing U.S. counterterrorism capabilities at Russian bases in Central Asia.  “If these reports are true, it means President Biden is attempting to fill the critically dangerous gaps in our counterterrorism capabilities that he created […]

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement in reaction to the Independent Commission’s report on allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by World Health Organization (WHO) employees during the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The report concludes that initial allegations were substantiated, including […]

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council. “While important progress was made at this week’s inaugural meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council, there is much more work to be done, especially when […]

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement reacting to two days of testimony from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, and Commander of Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie before the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. “These initial […]

WASHINGTON, DC – China Task Force Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) along with all other members of the China Task Force, Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY), Andy Barr (R-KY), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), […]

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines requesting all reports and assessments related to President Biden’s deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan that left Americans, green card holders and our Afghan partners behind […]

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul is pleased to announce four of his amendments have been incorporated into this year’s House-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA passed with broad, bipartisan support and the congressman urges the Senate and the Conferees to keep these amendments in the final legislation.  […]

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement after voting in support of the supplemental funding for Israel’s Iron Dome system. The funding was initially and unexpectedly stripped out of the continuing resolution that passed the House earlier this week. “Israel has an unequivocal right to self-defense. Iron […]

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement reacting to statements made by Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry where he appears to dismiss the genocide currently being perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party as not as important as climate change, saying, “life is always full […]

Washington, D.C. – Representatives Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Karen Bass (D-CA), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights, today issued the following statement regarding reports of […]