McCaul, Risch Urge Government of Ethiopia to Take Action to Retain AGOA Benefits

Press Release 10.26.21

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) released the following statement as the Biden Administration reviews country eligibility for trade benefits laid out in the African Growth and Opportunity (AGOA) Act. “AGOA trade benefits have been a strong component of […]

McCaul on Plans for Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy

Press Release 10.26.21

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of State’s announcement of plans to establish a Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy. “This is a welcomed announcement from the State Department that is in line with my House-passed Cyber Diplomacy Act. […]

China Task Force Calls on Admin to Crack Down on Sharing Critical U.S. Tech with China

Press Release 10.25.21

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), Mark Green (R-TN), Mike […]

McCaul Renews Call for Peter Daszak to be Subpoenaed

Press Release 10.25.21

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to recent reports that EcoHealth alliance was funding gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). “My report on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic provided clear evidence EcoHealth Alliance was funding research at the Wuhan […]

McCaul Rejects China’s Lies about Taiwan at the UN

Press Release 10.25.21

Washington, D.C. – Fifty years ago today, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 2758, allowing the communist government of the People’s Republic of China to become a UN member and permanent member of the UN Security Council. In the ensuing decades, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has distorted Resolution 2758 to promote the lies […]

McCaul Supports Legislation on Havana Syndrome Attacks, Ethiopia, Burma and Mozambique, Calls for Markup of Afghanistan ROI

Press Release 10.21.21

Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee markup of various measures. In it, he highlighted his Havana Syndrome Attacks Response Act that was included, along with several bipartisan measures he is cosponsoring including BURMA Act, a resolution calling for stability in northern Mozambique, and […]

McCaul Brings Transparency to Tech Transferred to Blacklisted Chinese Companies

Press Release 10.21.21

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to the bipartisan committee action to disclose aggregated data on licensing outcomes for Huawei and SMIC received by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “In addition to sanctions and other tools to impose consequences on bad actors, export […]

McCaul, Meeks Lead Letter to Biden Regarding WH Welcoming Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Press Release 10.20.21

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) led a letter to President Biden in support of the White House’s plans to welcome His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew this month. The bipartisan letter was addressed to the President with 180 additional co-signers. The full text of the […]

McCaul Discusses National Security Concerns During Milken Institute Panel

Press Release 10.19.21

Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul participated in a panel at the 24th annual Milken Institute Global Conference entitled “National Security: A Bipartisan Priority.” The panel was moderated by The Wall Street Journal’s Gerard Baker and also included Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff […]

McCaul Responds to Reports China has Tested a Nuclear-Capable Hypersonic Missile

Press Release 10.18.21

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to reports that China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August. Six months ago, Congressman McCaul along with Senator Cotton warned Commerce Secretary Raimondo to immediately apply the Foreign Direct Product Rule on Phytium Technology, a company […]