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McCaul, Meeks, Wilson, Phillips, Baird, Allred Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Abraham Accords
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Ranking Member Dean Phillips (D-MN) joined committee colleagues Rep. James Baird (R-IN) and Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX)
McCaul, Gallagher Urge Commerce to Take Action Following CCP Micron Ban
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
Following the Chinese Communist Party ban of Micron, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, calling on Commerce to work with Japan and South Korea to ensure their companies do not take market share lost to the ban and undercut Micron.
McCaul, Meeks Press Urgent Need to Address Political and Economic Crisis in Lebanon
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscoring the urgent need for action to address Lebanon’s growing political and economic crisis, including through the use of targeted sanctions to make clear to Lebanon’s political class the status quo is not acceptable.
McCaul Presses State Department to Give All Committee Members Access to Afghanistan Dissent Channel Cable and Response
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
Chairman Michael McCaul is once again reiterating that all House Foreign Affairs Committee Members must be granted access to the July 2021 Dissent Channel cable as well as the State Department’s official response in order to satisfy the March 28th subpoena he issued.
McCaul, Risch Press Admin’s Handling of the Crisis in Sudan
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting information regarding the administration’s handling of the crisis in Sudan.
McCaul on US Sanctioning Russia’s Wagner Group Head Ivan Maslov
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) implemented sanctions on Ivan Maslov, the Mali-based head of the Russian private military company Wagner.
McCaul Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Modernizing U.S. Arms Exports, Strengthening AUKUS
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee hearing with officials from the State and Defense Departments on challenges our allies and U.S. industry face with our arms exports processes and how those challenges can be bridged to ensure the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States is successful.
McCaul Statement on CCP Ban of US Chipmaker Micron
By State Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement in response to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) banning certain Chinese companies from using microchips produced by Micron Technology.
McCaul, Kean, Wilson, Keating, Lieu, Golden Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Urging Immediate Transfer of ATACMS to Ukraine
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Subcommittee on Europe Chairman Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC), along with Subcommittee on Europe RM Bill Keating (D-MA), Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA),...
McCaul, Kean, Wilson, Keating, Lieu, Golden Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Urging Immediate Transfer of ATACMS to Ukraine
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Subcommittee on Europe Chairman Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC), along with Subcommittee on Europe RM Bill Keating (D-MA), Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA),...
Risch on U.S. Food Aid Diversions in Ethiopia
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the diversion of U.S. food aid in Ethiopia:
McCaul Demands Missing Afghanistan Documents, Threatens Subpoena
By State Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken: On March 20, 2023, I wrote to you regarding the Department’s failure to produce documents and information concerning the Biden Administration’s catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan and informed you that the Department needed to produce the U.S. Embassy Kabul Emergency Action...
McCaul Demands Missing Afghanistan Documents, Threatens Subpoena
By State Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken: On March 20, 2023, I wrote to you regarding the Department’s failure to produce documents and information concerning the Biden Administration’s catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan and informed you that the Department needed to produce the U.S. Embassy Kabul Emergency Action...
McCaul on the Pause of Humanitarian Food Assistance to Ethiopia
By State Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the United States Agency for International Development’s decision to end U.S. humanitarian food assistance in Ethiopia following news of extensive corruption in Ethiopia’s humanitarian system.
Risch Applauds Committee Passage of Legislation on Eswatini, Human Trafficking
By State Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statements on committee passage of legislation on Eswatini and human trafficking.
McCaul Condemns China-Cuba Spy Operation
By State Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on recent reports of China’s intent to pursue a spy operation in Cuba targeting the U.S.
Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Achieving Peace through Strength in the Indo-Pacific: Examining the FY24 Budget Priorities”
By State Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific will convene a hearing entitled, “Achieving Peace through Strength in the Indo-Pacific: Examining the FY24 Budget Priorities" on Wednesday, June 14th.
Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement at Hearing on State Department Consular Affairs and Programs
By State Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing on State Department services for the American people: an overview of consular affairs and programs. Witnesses included The Honorable Rena Bitter, assistant secretary of State at the Bureau of Consular Affairs at the Department of State.
Chairman McCaul Announces Hearing on Assessing U.S. Efforts to Counter China’s Coercive Belt and Road Diplomacy
By State Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will convene a hearing entitled “Assessing U.S. Efforts to Counter China’s Coercive Belt and Road Diplomacy" on Wednesday, June 14th.
Risch, Rubio Introduce Legislation to Increase Oversight of Foreign Aid
By State Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) today introduced the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Enhancement Act, legislation to promote more effective oversight of U.S. foreign assistance.