REVISED: HFAC Announces Member Roundtable with Families of Hostages Held by Hamas

Press Release 11.27.23

Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia announced members will hold a public roundtable discussion with family members of individuals being held hostage by Hamas following the October 7 attack on Israel. What: Roundtable – members will hear from family members of individuals being held hostage by Hamas. Date: Wednesday, November […]

Chairman McCaul Statement on First Group of Hostages Released by Hamas

Press Release 11.24.23

Austin, TX — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement after the release of the first group of hostages who were abducted by Hamas on October 7th. Chairman McCaul met with some family members of hostages while on a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation to Israel earlier this month, and also met […]

HFAC Announces Member Roundtable with Families of Hostages Held by Hamas

Press Release 11.22.23

McCaul on President Biden’s Disappointing Meeting with Chairman Xi

Press Release 11.16.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement expressing his disappointment with President Joe Biden’s meeting with Chinese Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping. Despite 4 hours of talks and the expenditure of US taxpayer dollars, Chairman McCaul highlights that the meeting yielded nothing substantial, except a mere promise of more […]

McCaul, Risch: Biden Administration Must Change Sudan Strategy

Press Release 11.16.23

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) released the following statement on the need for the Biden administration to change its strategy on Sudan: “The Biden administration’s ‘emergency diplomacy’ efforts regarding Sudan in Jeddah with Saudi Arabia have repeatedly failed. This […]

Chairman McCaul Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on the Biden Administration’s Afghanistan Policy Since the U.S. Withdrawal

Press Release 11.15.23

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee hearing regarding the Biden administration’s disastrous Afghanistan policy, which has led to the growth of terrorism, the loss of rights for Afghan women and girls, the taking of American hostages, and the theft of humanitarian aid. […]

McCaul, Kim on Upcoming Biden-Xi Meeting

Press Release 11.14.23

Washington, D.C. – Ahead of President Biden’s expected meeting with Chinese Communist Party General Chairman Xi Jinping, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) have released the following statement. “After series of fruitless meetings between senior Biden administration officials and CCP officials, President Biden is set to meet […]

Chairman McCaul Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Delegation to Israel

Press Release 11.14.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) led a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation with Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), and Reps. Lawler (R-NY), John James (R-MI), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), and Max Miller (R-OH) to […]

McCaul, Kim Welcome Indonesian President Jokowi to Washington

Press Release 11.13.23

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) issued the following statement during the visit of Indoesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “We welcome Indonesian President Jokowi to Washington, D.C. today. As the largest democracy in Southeast Asia, Indonesia is a significant U.S. […]

McCaul, Meeks Introduce Bill to Restrict Outbound Investment

Press Release 11.13.23

Washington, D.C. – On Friday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) introduced the “Preventing Adversaries from Developing Critical Capabilities Act.” This bipartisan bill builds on the Biden administration’s Executive Order “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern.” “We know Beijing […]