Latest News
Chairman McCaul Delivers Opening Remarks at O&A Hearing on Admin Climate Agenda
By State Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks ahead of U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s testimony at the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability hearing assessing the State Department’s budget and climate agenda.
TUNE IN: McCaul to Join Washington Post Live on Monday at 12pm ET/11am CT
By State Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will join Washington Post Live, the premier interview platform of The Washington Post with Leigh Ann Caldwell this Monday, July 17th.
Chairman McCaul Delivers Opening Remarks at O&A Hearing on Admin Climate Agenda
By State Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks ahead of U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s testimony at the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability hearing assessing the State Department’s budget and climate agenda.
TUNE IN: McCaul to Join Washington Post Live on Monday at 12pm ET/11am CT
By State Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will join Washington Post Live, the premier interview platform of The Washington Post with Leigh Ann Caldwell this Monday, July 17th.
SFRC, HFAC Leadership Condemn Russia's Refusal to Extend Black Sea Grain Initiative
By State Newswire | Jul 15, 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, along with U.S. Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), chairman and ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Russia’s refusal to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which expires this Monday, July 17.
McCaul Demands Classified Briefing on Malley Investigation Amid State’s Repeated Stonewalling
By State Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken: On June 30, 2023, I wrote to you regarding troubling reports that Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley was placed on unpaid leave following suspension of his security clearance amidst an investigation into his potential mishandling of classified information. I also expressed...
Risch, Rubio, Colleagues Demand End to Chinese Funding Abuses in Iran
By State Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Dear Secretaries Blinken and Yellen: We write with great concern regarding the administration’s lack of enforcement of Iran sanctions as a component of a more comprehensive Iran policy. Despite sanctions, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has purchased roughly $47 billion in Iranian oil since President ...
TUNE IN: McCaul to Join CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday at 10:30am ET/9:30am CT
By State Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will join CBS’ “Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan this Sunday, July 16th.
Risch, Menendez Applaud Committee Passage of Safeguarding Tunisian Democracy Act
By State Newswire | Jul 14, 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 applauded committee passage of their Safeguarding Tunisian Democracy Act, legislation to foster Tunisia’s democratic institutions, limit funds until Tunisia restores checks and balances, and authorize the creation of a fund to support democratic reforms.
98 press releases published in March by House Committee on Foreign Affairs
By State Newswire | Jul 14, 2023
There were 98 press releases published by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in March.
Risch on AUKUS Legislation
By State Newswire | Jul 14, 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 AUKUS legislation:
McCaul, Menendez Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Commemorating Anniversary of Historic Protests in Cuba, Calling for Release of Political Prisoners
By State Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced a bipartisan resolution commemorating the second anniversary of Cuba’s historic and peaceful demonstrations that took place on July...
McCaul Subpoenas State for Key China-Related Documents
By State Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has signed a subpoena that was delivered to Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday for the department’s “competitive actions" calendars, key documents relating to the department’s reported obstruction of the use of national...
McCaul Subpoenas State for Key China-Related Documents
By State Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has signed a subpoena that was delivered to Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday for the department’s “competitive actions" calendars, key documents relating to the department’s reported obstruction of the use of national...
Risch, Wicker, McCaul Statement on French SCALP-EG Missiles to Ukraine
By State Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, as well as U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today reacted to President Emmanuel Macron's announcement that France will provide SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine:
McCaul, Wicker, Risch Statement on French SCALP-EG Missiles to Ukraine
By State Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) today reacted to President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that France will provide SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine.
Risch on GAO Reports on Venezuela’s Transnational Criminal Network
By State Newswire | Jul 12, 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 U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) newly released reports on Venezuela’s transnational criminal network that Risch requested in March 2021.
Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “The Dire State of Religious Freedom Around the World”
By State Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
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, “The Dire State of Religious Freedom Around the World" on Tuesday, July 18th.
Risch, Cruz, Colleagues Call on Blinken to Reverse Biden Administration’s New Antisemitic Israel Boycott
By State Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 13 Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on him to rescind discriminatory guidance issued by the State Department halting bilateral scientific and technological cooperation in certain Israeli-held territories.
Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “The Dire State of Religious Freedom Around the World”
By State Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
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, “The Dire State of Religious Freedom Around the World" on Tuesday, July 18th.