McCaul Questions Secretary of State Blinken at Committee Hearing

Blog 03.10.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul questioned Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a full committee hearing on the Biden Administration’s priorities for U.S. foreign policy. Click to Watch – Questions as Delivered – Lead Republican McCaul: Thank you Mr. Chairman, Mr. Secretary, we have limited time – I’m just going […]

McCaul Opening Statement at Committee Hearing with Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Blog 03.10.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the Biden Administration’s priorities for U.S. foreign policy. Click to Watch – Opening Remarks as Delivered – “Thank you for joining us today and for your early outreach […]

McCaul Introduces House Companion to Hagerty’s Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act of 2021

Press Release 03.09.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul and 20 Republican Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee introduced the Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act of 2021. This bill would enable Congress to review, and if necessary block, any effort by the Biden Administration to terminate U.S. sanctions against the Iranian regime. This […]

McCaul Leads House Republicans in Expressing Concern Over Implementation Plans for Nord Stream 2 Sanctions

Press Release 03.08.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and August Pfluger (R-TX) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing concerns over the Biden Administration’s implementation plans for the mandatory Nord Stream 2 sanctions required under […]

McCaul and Rogers Oppose Biden Administration’s Limitations on Counterterrorism Efforts

Press Release 03.04.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-AL) released the following statement after reports that the Biden Administration secretly imposed limitations on our military and intelligence personnel to counter terrorists outside conventional battlefield zones: “This action is yet another bureaucratic impediment created by the […]

McCaul, Pfluger Lead Call for Russia to Release Texan Veteran Trevor Reed

Press Release 03.03.21

Washington, DC – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (TX-10) and Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced a resolution calling for the release of U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Trevor Reed, who is currently being detained as a political prisoner in Russia. The resolution was introduced with bipartisan support from 25 lawmakers, including Republican […]

ICYMI: McCaul in The Hill: Raimondo has won confirmation, but the fight to restrict export technology to China continues

Blog 03.03.21

Raimondo has won confirmation, but the fight to restrict export technology to China continues By: Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) The Hill March 3, 2021 Gina Raimondo made headlines earlier this year when she refused to commit to keeping Huawei on the entity list during her Senate confirmation hearing. After the White House failed — on […]

McCaul Urges Focus on “Speaking for Those Who Cannot Speak for Themselves” as US Takes UN Security Council Chair

Press Release 03.02.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has issued the following statement as the United States takes the position of Chair on the United Nations Security Council for the month of March. “This month, the United States will have the ability to significantly shape international debates of vital importance as we […]

McCaul Supports Navalny Sanctions, Calls for Sanctions on Nord Stream 2

Press Release 03.02.21

Washington, DC –House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s announcement the United States, in coordination with the European Union, has imposed new sanctions on senior members of the Russian government in response to the poisoning and wrongful detention of leading Russian opposition figure and anti-corruption […]

McCaul Responds to Reports of Ethnic Cleansing and Massacres of Civilians in Tigray Region

Press Release 02.27.21

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to reports of ethnic cleansing and mass violence in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. “The horrors detailed in the reports coming out of the Tigray region are incredibly concerning and I am looking into them further. For […]