Chairman McCaul Slams Commerce Department For Withholding Documents on Technology Transfers to the CCP, Demands Full Transparency From BIS

Press Release 01.20.23

Washington, D.C. – Last week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo reissuing his longstanding oversight requests on the Bureau of Industry Security’s (BIS) export controls, which are responsible for preventing the transfer of sensitive technology to any entities influenced or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party […]

McCaul Frustrated With “Cowardly Decisions” to Once Again Withhold ATACMS From Ukraine

Press Release 01.19.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has released a statement following reports the Biden administration failed to include Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) in the latest arms package for Ukraine and the Scholz government is continuing to refuse to approve the transfer of Leopard 2 tanks. ATACMS are longer-range missiles the Ukrainians have […]

McCaul, Rogers Statement in Support of Increased Oversight of U.S. Aid to Ukraine

Press Release 01.18.23

Washington, D.C.– Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Mike Rogers (R-AL) released the following statement in support of increased oversight of U.S. aid to Ukraine. The statement comes as the Offices of Inspectors General for the Department of Defense, Department of State, and […]

McCaul, Rogers Urge Admin and Allies to Swiftly Send Ukraine Weapons Needed to Win

Press Release 01.18.23

Washington, D.C.– House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) released the following statement urging the administration and our allies to transfer to Ukraine urgently critical weapon systems they need to defeat Russia. “The current handwringing and hesitation by the Biden administration and some of our […]

Chairman McCaul Welcomes Members to House Foreign Affairs Committee for the 118th Congress

Press Release 01.17.23

Washington, DC – Today, the House Republican Steering Committee released its recommendations for Members to serve on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The Steering Committee’s recommendations will go before full Conference for ratification soon. “I am looking forward to working with our returning members and our new, diverse freshmen class on the House Foreign Affairs […]

McCaul Urges UN Secretary General to Quickly Name Head of World Food Program

Press Release 01.17.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement calling on United Nations Secretary General Guterres to quickly name the new Executive Director of the World Food Program (WFP). The WFP works in over 120 countries and territories to bring life-saving food to people displaced by conflict and made destitute […]

Chairman McCaul, Cuellar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation, Aiming to Rebuild Tourism Industry and Bilateral Cooperation with Mexico

Press Release 01.13.23

Washington, DC – This week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) introduced the bipartisan United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act. This legislation will increase governmental cooperation between the United States and Mexico to revitalize tourism in both countries in response to disruptions caused by COVID-19. “Tourism is a vital industry in […]

Chairman McCaul Fires Back at Biden Admin, Renews Oversight Request on Afghanistan Withdrawal

Press Release 01.12.23

Washington, D.C. – After the Biden administration’s chaotic and deadly evacuation from Afghanistan, America’s adversaries have been emboldened and the country has once again become a safe haven for terrorists. Despite requesting documents and information on the withdrawal dating back to August 2021, the Biden administration has refused to provide Congress the transparency our nation’s citizens […]

Chairman McCaul Demands Reckoning for Allegedly “Scientific” Censors of COVID Debate

Press Release 01.11.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined leading national security professionals in sending a letter to the editors of prominent scientific journals and news organizations to investigate their failures of stifling debate on the origins of COVID-19. McCaul and the signers wrote: “Our security and prosperity depend on rigorous scientific debate, […]

McCaul Applauds Creation of House Select Committee on China

Press Release 01.10.23

Washington, D.C.– House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul released a statement following the vote solidifying the House Select Committee on China. “I look forward to working this Congress with Chairman Gallagher and the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party,” said Chairman McCaul. “The Select Committee will […]