Foreign Affairs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security Committees — joined CBS' "Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan to discuss the need to restore U.S. foreign aid to its original mission: countering our adversaries. He also discussed the need to protect our Afghan allies, whom the Biden administration abandoned during its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs — released the following statement on President Trump’s February 4 executive orders re-establishing maximum pressure on Iran and extending a halt on U.S. funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — released the following statement on reports Panama has decided not to renew its participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative after Secretary Rubio’s visit to Panama.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — issued the following statement on the conflict in the DRC.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — issued the following statement on President Trump's re-designation of the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — released the following statement on reports that two Americans have been freed in a prisoner exchange with the Taliban.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — released the following statement on Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold legislation in McCaul’s 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act, which forced Bytedance to divest from TikTok or face a ban in the U.S.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — released the following statement on the hostage deal struck between Israel and Hamas.
“I’m encouraged and relieved by reports that 33 hostages will soon be released from Hamas captivity. My heart breaks for what these individuals and their families have endured over the past 15 months, and I pray each one of them is returned alive and healthy.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — joined Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) in introducing the Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends (FORCE) Act, legislation that would prevent the U.S. administration from normalizing relations with the Cuban dictatorship until liberty and democracy are restored to the Cuban people.