McCaul Questions Officials on U.S. Sanctions Policy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, questioned officials from the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of the Treasury on U.S. sanctions policy at the House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing.

McCaul on his legislation to sanction the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC):

"They have taken all of the sanction relief money [from the Iran Deal] and funneled it into terror operations... If a foreign organization looks like a terror group, operates like a terror group, and supports terrorism, then it should be called for what it is – a foreign terrorist organization."

McCaul questions officials if they have looked into sanctioning China for its intellectual theft from the United States:

"What is the Trump administration's response to the gross overreach in cyberspace we continue to see perpetrated by the Chinese government? They steal over $600 billion from the United States economically in intellectual property. During the previous administration, they stole 20 million security clearances and nothing was done about it. We have to make sure that China knows there are consequences for their actions."

You can click here to watch Congressman McCaul's questioning of Assistant Secretary Singh and Assistant Secretary Billingslea.