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McCaul, Lawler Call on State Department to Address Growing Passport Backlog and Associated Fraud by Criminal Actors

News Release: Dear Assistant Secretary Bitter: As you are aware, Americans’ growing pace of international travel has led to a crippling backlog in the passport issuance process by the Department. Our constituents have been waiting anywhere from seven to thirteen weeks to secure the document which allows them to visit...


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McCaul, Lawler Call on State Department to Address Growing Passport Backlog and Associated Fraud by Criminal Actors

News Release: Dear Assistant Secretary Bitter: As you are aware, Americans’ growing pace of international travel has led to a crippling backlog in the passport issuance process by the Department. Our constituents have been waiting anywhere from seven to thirteen weeks to secure the document which allows them to visit...


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McCaul Leads Bipartisan Delegation to Europe

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Starting today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul is leading a congressional delegation (CODEL) to meet with allies and partners in Finland, Sweden, and the Netherlands.


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Risch, McCaul Statement on Recent Coup in Gabon

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the recent coup in Gabon:


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McCaul Leads Bipartisan Delegation to Europe

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Starting today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul is leading a congressional delegation (CODEL) to meet with allies and partners in Finland, Sweden, and the Netherlands.


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McCaul Requests Transcribed Interviews of State Department Leaders for Afghanistan Withdrawal Investigation

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has requested transcribed interviews of key State Department officials for the committee’s investigation into the Biden administration’s chaotic and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan. McCaul has requested transcribed interviews of the following current and former officials...


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McCaul Statement on Admin’s Announcement of First-Ever Foreign Military Financing for Taiwan

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released a statement following the Biden administration’s announcement of the first-ever Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for Taiwan.


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McCaul Statement on Admin’s Announcement of First-Ever Foreign Military Financing for Taiwan

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released a statement following the Biden administration’s announcement of the first-ever Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for Taiwan.


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Risch Joins Tim Scott, Colleagues in Demanding Biden Administration Investigate Chinese Communist Party Influence in American K-12 Schools

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week joined U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Senate colleagues in a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona expressing concerns over new reports showing millions of ...


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McCaul Responds to Report Detailing ISIS-Affiliate Smuggled Migrants Into the US

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released a statement following reports that a smuggler with ties to ISIS helped numerous migrants enter the U.S. via the southern border.


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McCaul, Risch Statement on Recent Coup in Gabon

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) released the following statement on the recent coup in Gabon.


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ICYMI: Chairman McCaul on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures”

News Release: New York, NY - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures" to discuss the impact of the Hunter Biden case on foreign policy and to preview his Afghanistan roundtable being held tomorrow with Abbey Gate Gold Star families.


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McCaul Expresses Serious Concern Over Potential Iran Leak

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement after the Tehran Times - an Iranian regime mouthpiece - released a copy of an alleged internal State Department memo regarding the suspension of Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley’s clearance.


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McCaul on Admin Decision to Start Working Group with China on Economic and Commercial Issues

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has released the following statement on the Biden administration’s decision to start a working group aimed at addressing economic and commercial issues with China, including export controls.


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ICYMI: Chairman McCaul on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures”

News Release: New York, NY - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures" to discuss the impact of the Hunter Biden case on foreign policy and to preview his Afghanistan roundtable being held tomorrow with Abbey Gate Gold Star families.


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McCaul Commemorates 2nd Anniversary of Abbey Gate Terrorist Attack

News Release: AUSTIN, TX - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has released the following statement on the second anniversary of the Abbey Gate terrorist attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) in Kabul, Afghanistan during the emergency evacuation of the country. The attack, carried...


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McCaul Commemorates 2nd Anniversary of Abbey Gate Terrorist Attack

News Release: AUSTIN, TX - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has released the following statement on the second anniversary of the Abbey Gate terrorist attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) in Kabul, Afghanistan during the emergency evacuation of the country. The attack, carried...


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TUNE IN: Chairman McCaul to Join Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” This Sunday at 10amET/9amCT

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will join “Sunday Morning Futures" with Maria Bartiromo this Sunday, August 27th.


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Risch Statement on Elections in Zimbabwe

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on this week’s elections in Zimbabwe:


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TUNE IN: Chairman McCaul to Join Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” This Sunday at 10amET/9amCT

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will join “Sunday Morning Futures" with Maria Bartiromo this Sunday, August 27th.