McCaul Introduces Legislation to Increase Financial Pressure on Iranian Regime

Press Release 04.09.19

Washington D.C. – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) introduced H.R. 2118, the Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act. This bill would authorize sanctions on Iran’s development and financing of ballistic missile technology and address the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) outsized role in Iran’s economy by lowering the minimum […]

McCaul Opening Remarks at Foreign Assistance Hearing with USAID Administrator Mark Green

Blog 04.09.19

Washington D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s full committee hearing with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green to examine the FY2020 Foreign Assistance Budget and conduct oversight of USAID’s policy priorities. Click to Watch -Remarks as Delivered- “Thank you, Mr. […]

McCaul on Administration Taking Action to Counter Iran-backed Terrorism Globally

Press Release 04.08.19

Washington D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Administration’s decision to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) to counter Iran’s global campaign of terrorism. Lead Republican McCaul: “The Administration is right to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard […]

McCaul at Rice University: Statement on Developments in Venezuela and Additional U.S. Sanctions

Press Release 04.05.19

Washington D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) joined Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State James Baker, and Venezuelan Ambassador Carlos Vecchio to address the ongoing crisis in Venezuela and take part in a listening session with the victims of Nicolas Maduro’s brutal regime. The event took place at […]

ICYMI: McCaul Talks U.S. Policy in Global Hotspots at the Wilson Center

Blog 04.05.19

Washington D.C. – Earlier this week, Lead Republican Michael McCaul sat down with Wilson Center President, Jane Harman, for a wide-ranging conversation on U.S. policy in global hotspots. The conversation touched on foreign policy challenges that include Venezuela, the implications of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the relationship between the United States and Russia, ongoing […]

McCaul Speaks on Democrats Failure to Oppose Global BDS Movement on House Floor

Blog 04.04.19

Washington D.C. – Earlier today, House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) gave the following remarks on the House Floor offering a motion that would have amended the bill, S.J. Res. 7, to oppose the global movement to boycott the State of Israel, known as the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Click to […]

McCaul Statement on Democrats Failure to Condemn the Global BDS Movement

Press Release 04.04.19

Washington D.C. – Earlier today on the House Floor, Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) offered a motion that would have amended S.J. Res. 7 to oppose the global movement to boycott the State of Israel, known as the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Lead Republican McCaul issued the following statement in response […]

McCaul in Opposition to Democrats’ Dangerous Yemen War Powers Resolution on House Floor

Blog 04.04.19

Washington D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) gave the following remarks on the House floor to oppose S.J. Res. 7, To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress. Click to Watch -Remarks as Delivered- […]

Readout of Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister

Blog 04.03.19

Washington D.C.—Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the Committee, issued the following statement following their meeting with Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey. Lead Republican McCaul and Chairman Engel: “We had a frank meeting with Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu, […]

McCaul & Engel Introduce Legislation to Reaffirm American Commitment to Taiwan

Press Release 04.02.19

Two Bipartisan Measures Mark the 40th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act Washington D.C. — Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the Committee, today announced that they have introduced two bipartisan measures on Taiwan ahead of the 40th anniversary of […]