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McCaul, Kim Urge Treasury to Coordinate With State, Commerce, Mitigate Damaging Impacts of Partisan IRA

Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen requesting her to work with the Departments of State and Commerce to ensure that U.S. allies, such as South Korea and Japan, are not negatively impacted by provisions in the partisan Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).


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McCaul Subpoenas Dissent Channel Cable, Response from State Department

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has signed a subpoena that will be delivered to Secretary Blinken first thing tomorrow morning for the July 2021 Dissent Channel cable, written by 23 State Department officials working in the Kabul Embassy, and Secretary Blinken’s response.


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McCaul on Fox News Sunday: America is “Losing Its Prestige and Leading From Behind” Under Biden

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday” to discuss China and Russia’s “unholy alliance” and their efforts to disrupt the global balance of power, Secretary Blinken’s testimony at our committee hearing, the U.S. defense industrial base, and TikTok’s national security threat.


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Chairman McCaul Opening Statement at Today’s Committee Markup

Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following opening remarks at a full committee markup of H.Res.158, Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to congressionally appropriated funds to the nation of Ukraine from January 20, 2021 to February 24, 2023.


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McCaul Urges Stronger Deterrence Against Iran

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement in response to the tragic attack on U.S. forces in Syria, conducted with an Iranian-origin UAV, which killed an American contractor and wounded five servicemembers and a contractor.


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McCaul Speaks on House Floor in Support of Deterring China Through AUKUS Bill

This week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul spoke on the House Floor in support of passing H.R. 1093, To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on implementation of the advanced capabilities pillar of the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The bill passed the House 393-4.


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McCaul Questions Blinken on Continued Failure to Produce Dissent Cable, Threatens Subpoena

Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul questioned U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on his continued failure to produce the July 2021 Dissent Channel cable gravely warning of the disastrous consequences of the Biden administration’s approach to the withdrawal and the department’s official response.


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Chairman McCaul on Arrest of Pentagon Leak Suspect

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the arrest of the Pentagon documents leak suspect.


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HFAC Member Roundtable on AUKUS and Arms Exports Modernization

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Following his trip to Northeast Asia, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a two-part session roundtable discussion focused on security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and opportunities and challenges in implementing...


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McCaul on the Anniversary of Vladimir Kara-Murza’s Wrongful Detainment by Russia

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the one year anniversary of Vladimir Kara-Murza’s wrongful detainment by Russia.


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McCaul on the Anniversary of Vladimir Kara-Murza’s Wrongful Detainment by Russia

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the one year anniversary of Vladimir Kara-Murza’s wrongful detainment by Russia.


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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 Fox News‘ “Sunday Morning Futures" with Maria Bartiromo this Sunday, April 16th.


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28 press releases published in December 2022 by House Committee on Foreign Affairs

There were 28 press releases published by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in December 2022.


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Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “China’s Political Prisoners: Where’s Gao Zhisheng?”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will convene a hearing entitled, “China’s Political Prisoners: Where’s Gao Zhisheng?" on Thursday, April 20th.


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McCaul on Being Sanctioned by CCP

News Release: Austin, TX - House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul issued the following statement on being sanctioned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in response to the chairman’s delegation trip to Taiwan last week.


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McCaul on Being Sanctioned by CCP

News Release: Austin, TX - House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul issued the following statement on being sanctioned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in response to the chairman’s delegation trip to Taiwan last week.


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Chairman McCaul Announces Hearing on Exposing Putin’s Crimes and Atrocities in Ukraine

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will convene a hearing entitled “Exposing Putin’s Crimes: Evidence of Russian War Crimes and Other Atrocities in Ukraine" on Wednesday, April 19th following a briefing with war crimes survivors.


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Chairman McCaul Announces Hearing on Exposing Putin’s Crimes and Atrocities in Ukraine

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will convene a hearing entitled “Exposing Putin’s Crimes: Evidence of Russian War Crimes and Other Atrocities in Ukraine" on Wednesday, April 19th following a briefing with war crimes survivors.


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Africa Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Great Power Competition Implications in Africa: The Chinese Communist Party

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Africa will convene a hearing entitled, “Great Power Competition Implications in Africa: The Chinese Communist Party" on Tuesday, April 18th.


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MENACA Subcommittee Hearing Announcement on Assad’s War Crimes and U.S. Policy for Seeking Accountability in Syria

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia will convene a hearing entitled, “12 Years of Terror: Assad’s War Crimes and U.S. Policy for Seeking Accountability in Syria" on Tuesday, April 18th.