McCaul: Biden Admin’s Tacit Approval of Belarus, Syria on WHO Executive Board “Unconscionable”

Press Release 06.03.21

Washington D.C.- Last week, the World Health Assembly elected Belarus and Syria to the WHO’s Executive Board. As a member of the General Committee, the United States had the ability to challenge any appointment to this board by calling for a vote, yet the Biden Administration let the election go by consensus, only speaking out […]

McCaul Calls for Answers on Reports of Misuse of Money, Falsified Credentials at USAGM

Press Release 06.02.21

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement highlighting his concern with the rehiring of a USAGM executive who was fired after repeated reports of mismanagement, misuse of funds and falsification of credentials, and after a thorough investigation initiated by career civil servants. The employee was allowed […]

McCaul, Meeks Condemn Coup in Mali

Press Release 06.02.21

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Michael McCaul and Gregory W. Meeks, Lead Republican and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding the second coup to occur in Mali in less than one year: “We are shocked and dismayed by the second military-led coup in Mali in less than one year, and […]

McCaul Leads HFAC Republicans in Letter to Blinken on Nord Stream 2 Waiver

Press Release 06.01.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and 20 committee Republicans sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing concern over the Biden Administration’s decision to apply a U.S. national interest waiver to forego the imposition of mandatory sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG, its CEO, Matthias Warnig, and […]

McCaul on State of the Union: “We Have a Moral Responsibility” to Keep Our Promises to Afghans Who Helped Us

Blog 05.30.21

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined Jake Tapper on CNN‘s “State of the Union” to discuss the urgent need to address the backlog of approximately 18,000 special immigration visas (SIV) for those Afghans who have worked directly alongside our troops before the U.S. completely pulls out of the country. […]

McCaul, Risch: Nord Stream 2 Subject to CAATSA Sanctions

Press Release 05.26.21

Washington, DC– U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting an explanation from the administration as to why Nord Stream 2 AG has not been sanctioned […]

McCaul: Lukashenka Forcing Plane to Land to Arrest Journalist “Abhorrent,” “Affront to Democratic Societies”

Press Release 05.23.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to reports the Lukashenka regime in Belarus forced a Ryanair commercial flight to land in order to arrest journalist Roman Protasevich. “Lukashenka’s violent repression of the pro-democracy opposition and independent media knows no bounds. To arrest a journalist […]

McCaul Joins House Republican Committee Leaders to Call for Meaningful Deliberation on Any China Competition Legislation

Press Release 05.21.21

Washington DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined other Republican committee leaders in a letter led by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK) to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) urging them to prioritize passing legislation on American competitiveness through regular order. […]

McCaul, Risch to Biden: The U.S. Must Stand With Israel, Not Delay Arms Sales

Press Release 05.20.21

Washington DC – U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today sent a letter to President Biden encouraging the administration to stand by Israel, resist calls to delay the sale of important munitions, and expedite the […]

Bipartisan Resolution Urging Salvadoran Government to Respect Democratic Institutions Passes the House Foreign Affairs Committee

Press Release 05.20.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul, Chairman Gregory W. Meeks, and Reps. Mark Green and Albio Sires, Ranking Member and Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, issued the following statements after their bipartisan resolution urging the Government of El Salvador to respect the country’s democratic institutions. H.Res.408, passed the […]