McCaul Tells Biden, Blinken Actions – Not More Words – Needed “Immediately” on Nord Stream 2

Press Release 03.18.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to Secretary Blinken’s latest comments on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. “While we appreciate Secretary Blinken’s strong words on his opposition to the Nord Stream 2 project, it is the Biden Administration’s action – or lack of […]

McCaul, Meeks Issue Joint Statement on the Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

Press Release 03.17.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and Chairman Gregory W. Meeks issued the following statement after a briefing by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for members of the Committee on the growing humanitarian crisis and ethnic conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region.  “Today, we heard from the State Department and USAID about the scale of the […]

McCaul, Risch Send Letter to Blinken Calling for Robust Oversight of COVID-19 Foreign Assistance Funds

Press Release 03.17.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting a transparent and responsible distribution of the $10,000,000,000 in U.S. foreign assistance funding that was provided in the recent COVID-19 relief […]

McCaul: “A Climate Deal That Accepts Slave Labor Is Unacceptable”

Press Release 03.17.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement on reports that tie the polysilicon supply chain in the People’s Republic of China to Uyghur forced labor. “There are clear ties between the polysilicon supply chains in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and forced labor. That’s why I’m calling […]

McCaul, Meeks, Keating, Fitzpatrick Call for Release of Political Prisoners Unjustly Held in Belarus

Press Release 03.16.21

Washington, DC – Ahead of Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya appearing at her first public hearing before the U.S. Congress, Representatives McCaul and Meeks, the Lead Republican and Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representatives Keating and Fitzpatrick, the Chair and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Europe, the Environment, Energy, and Cyber, released […]

McCaul, Cuellar, Reschenthaler Reintroduced the Promoting US International Leadership in 5G Act

Press Release 03.16.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) reintroduced the Promoting US International Leadership in 5G Act. The bill provides increased cooperation between the U.S. and our allies to identify and counter security risks posed by Chinese Communist Party-linked companies in 5G. In […]

MEDIA ADVISORY: McCaul, Cornyn, McCarthy, Pfluger Hold Virtual Press Conference to Call for Release of Trevor Reed

Press Release 03.16.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and Congressman August Pfluger (R-TX) will hold a press conference on Wednesday, March 17th at 4:30PM ET calling for the release of U.S. Marine Corps Veteran and Texas native Trevor Reed, who is currently being […]

McCaul Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing on Policy Recommendations on Haiti

Blog 03.12.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul delivered the following opening statement at a full committee hearing on policy recommendations on Haiti for the Biden Administration. Click to Watch – Remarks as Delivered – “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for holding this hearing on a critical issue in the Western […]

McCaul Statement on Virtual Quad Meeting

Press Release 03.12.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the below statement following President Biden’s virtual meeting with leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad). The Quad includes leaders from Japan, India, and Australia. “Members of the Quad, and other important regional partners like ASEAN, have a long-term interest in promoting and maintaining […]

McCaul, Gottheimer Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Stronger Restrictions and Tough Line on Iran

Press Release 03.11.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) have sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary Antony Blinken, urging the administration to use its leverage to obtain a better, comprehensive deal with Iran, including IAEA access to all nuclear sites. The letter also highlights provisions of the JCPOA […]