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McCaul Gravely Concerned About U.S Taxpayer Dollars Benefitting Taliban-Controlled Entities
By State Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Dear Inspector General Sopko: I write today to express my concern about ongoing U.S. assistance to Afghanistan and to request your continued help in ensuring that taxpayer dollars supporting the Afghan people do not benefit the Taliban regime or are otherwise subject to waste, fraud, or abuse. SIGAR’s...
HFAC & SFRC Chairs Urge Presidents of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to Restrict CABEI Lending for the Ortega-Murillo Regime
By State Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) are urging the presidents of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to leverage their position in the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) to stop the bank’s development funding from propping up the Nicaraguan regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.
McCaul Gravely Concerned About U.S Taxpayer Dollars Benefitting Taliban-Controlled Entities
By State Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Dear Inspector General Sopko: I write today to express my concern about ongoing U.S. assistance to Afghanistan and to request your continued help in ensuring that taxpayer dollars supporting the Afghan people do not benefit the Taliban regime or are otherwise subject to waste, fraud, or abuse. SIGAR’s...
McCaul, Rogers, Turner: Rosatom Fueling China’s Nuclear Breakout is a National Security Threat
By State Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Dear APNSA Sullivan: We write to you today to follow-up on our classified correspondence from earlier this year and to further highlight concerning reports that Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, is helping the People’s Republic of China (PRC) acquire enough weapons grade plutonium...
McCaul: State Continues to Mislead American Public on Failed Afghanistan Withdrawal
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of State’s ongoing failure to comply with the committee’s investigation into the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal and their efforts to mislead the American people...
McCaul: State Continues to Mislead American Public on Failed Afghanistan Withdrawal
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of State’s ongoing failure to comply with the committee’s investigation into the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal and their efforts to mislead the American people...
Joint Subcommittee Hearing on the Ortega-Murillo Regime’s War Against the Catholic Church and Civil Society Announced
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations and Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere will convene a joint hearing entitled, “The Ortega-Murillo Regime’s War Against the Catholic Church and Civil Society in Nicaragua: Bishop Alvarez, Political Prisoners, and Prisoners of Conscience" on Wednesday, March 22nd.
Chairman McCaul Reacts to AUKUS Announcement
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued a statement in response to the administration’s announcement that they will support Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines in advancing AUKUS.
Chairman McCaul Announces Hearing on Budget, State of U.S. Diplomacy With Sec. Blinken
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will convene a hearing entitled “The State of American Diplomacy in 2023: Growing Conflicts, Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition" on Thursday, March 23rd.
Risch, Manchin Reintroduce Bipartisan International Nuclear Energy Act
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, reintroduced the International Nuclear Energy Act (INEA). Initially introduced in the 117th Congress, this ...
Chairman McCaul Reacts to AUKUS Announcement
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued a statement in response to the administration’s announcement that they will support Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines in advancing AUKUS.
Chairman McCaul Announces Hearing on Budget, State of U.S. Diplomacy With Sec. Blinken
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will convene a hearing entitled “The State of American Diplomacy in 2023: Growing Conflicts, Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition" on Thursday, March 23rd.
Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Renewed U.S. Engagement in the Pacific: Assessing the Importance of the Pacific Islands”
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific will convene a hearing entitled, “Renewed U.S. Engagement in the Pacific: Assessing the importance of the Pacific Islands" on Thursday, March 23rd.
Risch Meets with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi
By State Newswire | Mar 16, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today met with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi:
Risch: AUKUS Pillar One a Good Start, More To Be Done
By State Newswire | Mar 16, 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 joint announcement from the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom regarding Pillar One of AUKUS:
Ranking Member Risch Opening Remarks at Hearing on Future of U.S.-Brazil Relations
By State Newswire | Mar 16, 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 the future of U.S.-Brazil relations. The witnesses included The Honorable Brian Nichols, assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere affairs, and Mr. Richard Duke, deputy special presidential envoy for climate.
Risch, Menendez Lead Colleagues in Introducing Resolution in Support of Hong Kongers
By State Newswire | Mar 16, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led 38 colleagues in introducing a resolution condemning Beijing’s destruction of Hong Kong’s democracy and rule of law in addition to its political persecution of Jimmy Lai and other pro-democracy advocates.
McCaul Questions Senior Decision-Making at USAGM After Recent VOA Censorship
By State Newswire Reports | Mar 16, 2023
McCaul Questions Senior Decision-Making at USAGM After Recent VOA Censorship
McCaul Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing Examining Admin’s Disastrous Evacuation From Afghanistan
By State Newswire Reports | Mar 16, 2023
McCaul Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing Examining Admin’s Disastrous Evacuation From Afghanistan
McCaul Demands Clarification on Huawei Licensing Policy, Biden Admin Still Allowing CCP Access to U.S. Tech
By State Newswire Reports | Mar 16, 2023
McCaul Demands Clarification on Huawei Licensing Policy, Biden Admin Still Allowing CCP Access to U.S. Tech