McCaul Subpoenas Dissent Channel Cable, Response from State Department

Press Release 03.27.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has signed a subpoena that will be delivered to Secretary Blinken first thing tomorrow morning for the July 2021 Dissent Channel cable, written by 23 State Department officials working in the Kabul Embassy, and Secretary Blinken’s response. According to reports from The Wall Street Journal, […]

McCaul on Fox News Sunday: America is “Losing Its Prestige and Leading From Behind” Under Biden

Press Release 03.26.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday” to discuss China and Russia’s “unholy alliance” and their efforts to disrupt the global balance of power, Secretary Blinken’s testimony at our committee hearing, the U.S. defense industrial base, and TikTok’s national security threat. Watch the interview here. […]

HFAC Markup Announcement on Various Measures

Press Release 03.24.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a markup to consider various measures on Tuesday, March 28th. What: Markup of H.R. 314, H.R. 1704, H.R. 1690, H.R. 1684. Date: Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 Time: 10:00amET Location: U.S. Capitol, HVC-210 MARKUP OF: H.R. 314, To prohibit the removal […]

TUNE IN: Chairman McCaul to Join Fox News Sunday at 9amET/8amCT

Press Release 03.24.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will join “Fox News Sunday” with Shannon Bream this Sunday, March 26th. “Fox News Sunday” airs at 8:00amCT in Austin, Houston, and Waco/College Station media markets and 9:00amET in the Washington, DC media market. Chairman McCaul will discuss Xi and Putin’s unholy alliance, Secretary […]

Chairman McCaul Opening Statement at Today’s Committee Markup

Press Release 03.24.23

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following opening remarks at a full committee markup of H.Res.158, Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to congressionally appropriated funds to the nation of […]

McCaul Urges Stronger Deterrence Against Iran

Press Release 03.24.23

Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement in response to the tragic attack on U.S. forces in Syria, conducted with an Iranian-origin UAV, which killed an American contractor and wounded five servicemembers and a contractor. Prior to this attack, Iranian proxies had attacked U.S. forces 78 times since the […]

MEDIA ADVISORY: McCaul, McGovern, Young, Merkley to Host Press Conference with Richard Gere on Tibet

Press Release 03.24.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Committee on Rules Ranking Member Jim McGovern (D-MA), Senator Todd Young (R-IN), and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) will host a bipartisan press conference with the International Campaign for Tibet and actor Richard Gere to highlight the important plight of the Tibetans. The lawmakers will […]

McCaul Speaks on House Floor in Support of Deterring China Through AUKUS Bill

Press Release 03.24.23

Washington, DC – This week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul spoke on the House Floor in support of passing H.R. 1093, To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on implementation of the advanced capabilities pillar of the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United […]

McCaul Questions Blinken on Continued Failure to Produce Dissent Cable, Threatens Subpoena

Press Release 03.23.23

Washington, DC – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul questioned U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on his continued failure to produce the July 2021 Dissent Channel cable gravely warning of the disastrous consequences of the Biden administration’s approach to the withdrawal and the department’s official response. In the hearing, Chairman McCaul informed […]

HFAC, SFRC Leadership Call for Caesar Sanctions Against Assad Regime Intelligence Officer

Press Release 03.23.23

Washington, D.C.– House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) along with Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen urging the Biden administration to […]