McCaul, Blackburn Statement on OTF Firings, Organization’s Future

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Washington, D.C.- Congressman Michael McCaul, Republican Leader on the Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Marsha Blackburn issued the following statement on the termination of Laura Cunningham, President of the Open Technology Fund (OTF), and the OTF Board of Directors. McCaul and Blackburn were the Republican authors of the Open Technology Fund Authorization Act.   “As the lead […]
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McCaul Releases Report Cards Assessing Social Media Platforms’ Willingness to Address CCP Disinformation and Propaganda

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McCaul’s report cards give Twitter a D-, YouTube a C- and Facebook a C+ Washington, D.C.- In March of this year, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul contacted the top three American social media companies – Twitter, Facebook and YouTube (Google) – and asked them to deplatform Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials and propaganda […]
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McCaul Statement on Caesar Act Sanctions

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Washington, D.C.- Congressman Michael McCaul, Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the administration’s announcement of sanctions  pursuant to the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, which Congress passed in December 2019. The administration also announced new sanctions pursuant to its October 2019 Executive Order on Syria.  “The new Syria sanctions […]
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McCaul Releases Interim Report on Origins of COVID-19 Pandemic

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House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul Releases Interim Report on Origins of COVID-19 Pandemic Report details how the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) cover-up combined with the World Health Organization’s refusal to heed warnings led to the virus becoming a pandemic Washington, D.C.- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released an […]
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McCaul Condemns Russian Court’s Conviction of Paul Whelan

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Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on a Russian court sentencing U.S. citizen Paul Whelan to 16 years in prison.  “The sentencing of Paul Whelan to 16 years in prison is the culmination of a sham process that has deprived Paul of […]
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McCaul Supports Under Secretary Bulatao Appearing Before the Committee

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Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, upon reviewing an exchange of letters between the State Department and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement in support of Under Secretary Brian Bulatao appearing before the committee to provide information regarding the termination of Inspector General […]
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ICYMI: Rep McCaul: It’s Time to Stop the Chinese Communist Party’s Shadow Campaign for Power at the United Nations

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Lead Republican McCaul: It’s Time to Stop the Chinese Communist Party’s Shadow Campaign for Power at the United Nations By: House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican and China Task Force Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) The Diplomat June 11, 2020 A recent report by the Associated Press details the extent to which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) lied to the […]
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Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Will Help Bring Production of Semiconductors, Critical to National Security, Back to U.S.

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Bill Would Dramatically Increase Federal Support for American Semiconductor Innovation  Senate Bill Introduced Today by Cornyn & Warner, House Companion to Be Introduced Tomorrow by Matsui, McCaul Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) will tomorrow introduce the Creating Helpful Incentives to […]
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McCaul on Anniversary of Westminster Address: UK and US Must Defend Democracies Against CCP

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Washington D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to British Ambassador Karen Pierce seeking input on policy solutions to address the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) malign behavior on the world stage, including more information on the United Kingdom’s recent “D10” proposal. On the anniversary of […]
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