McCaul, Engel Statement on Dr. Walid Fitaihi

Press Release 12.12.20

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and Chairman Eliot Engel today released the following statement calling for the conviction of Dr. Walid Fitaihi to be overturned and the current travel ban on the Fitaihi family to be lifted. “We are very disturbed by the latest news out of Saudi Arabia […]

McCaul Statement on AmCham China Hosting Sanctioned CCP Official at Appreciation Gala

Press Release 12.11.20

Washington, D.C.–Congressman Michael McCaul, Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the below statement, following reports that the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in China hosted Wang Chen, a sanctioned member of the Chinese Communist Party, at its annual appreciation dinner. “It is unconscionable for the American Chamber of Commerce in China […]

McCaul, Engel, Bass, Smith on Humanitarian Access in Tigray

Press Release 12.11.20

Washington, D.C.—House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and Chairman Eliot Engel, along with Representatives Karen Bass and Chris Smith, released the following statement on the lack of security and access for humanitarian partners in Tigray, after alarming reports that a UN convoy came under fire. “While we recognize the announcement of a humanitarian […]

McCaul and Engel Call for Answers on White House Investigation Into Navalny Poisoning

Press Release 12.11.20

Washington, D.C.—Representatives Michael McCaul, Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Eliot L. Engel, the committee’s Chairman, today urged the Trump Administration to provide Congress with the findings of its investigation into the poisoning of Russian political activist Alexei Navalny with a chemical nerve agent. On September 8, the lawmakers wrote to President […]

McCaul and Engel Statement on International Human Rights Day

Press Release 12.10.20

Washington, D.C.—Representatives Michael McCaul, Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the committee, today released the following statement commemorating International Human Rights Day, the 72nd anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “On International Human Rights Day, we recognize those who struggle against persecution […]

McCaul Applauds House Passage of FY2021 NDAA

Press Release 12.08.20

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul, Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement applauding the House passage of the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). McCaul served as a conferee on the NDAA Conference Report and as Chairman of the China Task Force. “The FY2021 NDAA is a bipartisan work […]

Lead Republican McCaul Thanks Chairman Engel for Years of Friendship and Service

Blog 12.07.20

Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, gave a farewell speech to Congressman Eliot Engel, Chairman of the Committee, thanking him for his years of friendship and service. -Remarks as Delivered- “Thank you Mr. Speaker, At this point in time, I’d like to take a moment of personal […]

McCaul Applauds Passage of Save Our Seas 2.0

Press Release 12.04.20

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul, Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement applauding Senate passage of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, which included elements of his Partnering and Leveraging Assistance to Stop Trash for Cleaner Seas (PLASTICS) Act. The PLASTICS Act aims to reduce marine debris and plastic […]

Bipartisan Group of Members of Congress Condemn Venezuela’s Sham Legislative Elections

Press Release 12.04.20

Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY), and Francis Rooney (R-FL) the chairs and ranking members of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee and House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement condemning the upcoming legislative elections in Venezuela: “The December 6th legislative elections organized by the Maduro regime are […]

McCaul Congratulates Meeks on Foreign Affairs Chairmanship

Press Release 12.03.20

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY) being elected as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee for the 117th Congress. “I congratulate Representative Gregory Meeks for being chosen to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee as Chairman […]