McCaul Pushes for Answers on USAID Operations in Afghanistan in Letter to Administrator Power

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Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul sent a letter to USAID Administrator Power, seeking information on USAID’s operations in Afghanistan in the months leading up to the botched evacuation of U.S. citizens and partners last month, and Agency near-term and future plans in a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. “The rapid deterioration of security […]
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McCaul Statement on Recent Events in Ethiopia

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Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has issued the following statement following continued fighting in Ethiopia. Since the conflict began in November 2020, thousands of innocent civilians have been killed and millions more displaced from their homes and in dire need of life-saving humanitarian aid. Ethiopia is becoming one of the most […]
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McCaul Calls Out Misleading Answers from Under Secretary Pelter at U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Hearing

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has issued the following statement, to draw attention to the misleading claims made by Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Acting Undersecretary and Deputy Undersecretary Jeremy Pelter at yesterday’s hearing at the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. In his testimony, Pelter misled the […]
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McCaul Leads Letter to Secretary Yellen Emphasizing the Importance of Maintaining US Sanctions Against Taliban

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Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul led committee Republicans in a letter to Secretary Yellen to emphasize the importance of maintaining the United States sanctions framework currently in place against the Taliban and associated forces. “With the withdrawal of all U.S. military forces and diplomatic personnel having been completed while Americans […]
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McCaul on Fox News Sunday: “I’ve said all along, Biden will have blood on his hands.”

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Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday to discuss President Biden’s catastrophic failure of leadership in Afghanistan. Watch here. On President Biden’s Failed Leadership “I’ve said all along this president has blood on his hands. And this week, this last week, we had 13 servicemen […]
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McCaul on Venezuela Negotiations: Biden Administration Must Not Embolden Maduro Regime

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement following Friday’s round of negotiations between Maduro and Guaidó representatives. “As representatives of Interim President Juan Guaido and the Maduro regime launch a new round of negotiations with the Biden Administration’s support, the same dynamics that led to failure […]
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McCaul: Ukrainian President Zelenksy’s White House Visit “Long Overdue”

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s long overdue meeting with President Joe Biden. Ukraine has been a vocal opponent to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a Russian malign influence project the Biden Administration allowed to move forward despite bipartisan opposition […]
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McCaul Joins Leader McCarthy in Standing Up for Americans Left Behind

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Washington, D.C.- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, congressional veterans, and others to stand up for Americans and our Afghan partners who were left behind in Afghanistan.  “Last night, our planes left in the middle of the night. We left Afghanistan as the Taliban celebrated their victory…I […]
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McCaul Urges U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry Not to Link US Energy Needs to “Genocidal Regime”

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Washington, D.C. – As Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry heads to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Japan, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement urging Kerry not to link US energy needs to “genocidal regime.” “Special Envoy Kerry told our committee earlier this year that […]
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