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Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Achieving Peace through Strength in the Indo-Pacific: Examining the FY24 Budget Priorities”
By State Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific has rescheduled a hearing entitled, “Achieving Peace through Strength in the Indo-Pacific: Examining the FY24 Budget Priorities" on Tuesday, July 18th.
Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Stability and Security in the Western Balkans: Assessing U.S. Policy”
By State Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Europe will convene a hearing entitled, “Stability and Security in the Western Balkans: Assessing U.S. Policy" on Tuesday, July 18th.
Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Great Power Competition Implications in Africa: The Russian Federation and its Proxies”
By State Newswire | Jul 12, 2023
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 Russian Federation and its Proxies" on Tuesday, July 18th.
Risch Statement on Progress of Sweden’s Accession to NATO
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 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 Turkey’s commitment to advance Sweden’s accession to NATO:
Risch, Menendez: Syria Cross-Border Aid Must Be Renewed and Expanded
By State Newswire | Jul 10, 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 released the following statement encouraging a renewal and expansion of cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria ahead of the July 10 expiration date:
Risch on Biden Administration’s After Action Review on Hazardous Withdrawal from Afghanistan
By State Newswire | Jul 10, 2023
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 the Biden Administration’s After Action Review on its hazardous withdrawal from Afghanistan:
Risch, Wicker, McCaul Release Statement on Long-Overdue Transfer of DPICMs to Ukraine, Call for ATACMS and F-16s
By State Newswire | Jul 10, 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, along with U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s decision to send dual purpose improved conventional munitions (DPICMs), also known as cluster munitions, to Ukraine.
Risch, Menendez, Colleagues on Anniversary of Hong Kong Handover, National Security Law
By State Newswire | Jul 10, 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 30 colleagues in releasing the following statement marking the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover and the 3rd anniversary of the Hong Kong “National ...
ICYMI: McCaul Joined Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union”
By State Newswire | Jul 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union" today to discuss the latest on Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression in Ukraine, the NATO Vilnius Summit, and his investigation into the Biden administration’s catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Risch on Recent Elections in Sierra Leone
By State Newswire | Jul 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 last week’s elections in Sierra Leone:
ICYMI: McCaul Joined Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union”
By State Newswire | Jul 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union" today to discuss the latest on Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression in Ukraine, the NATO Vilnius Summit, and his investigation into the Biden administration’s catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
McCaul, Risch, Wicker Release Statement on Long-Overdue Transfer of DPICMs to Ukraine, Call for ATACMS and F-16s
By State Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) have released the following statement on the Biden administration’s decision to send dual purpose improved conventional munitions (DPICM), also known as cluster munitions, to Ukraine.
TUNE IN: Chairman McCaul to Join CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday at 9amET/8amCT
By State Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will join CNN’s “State of the Union" with Jake Tapper this Sunday, July 9th.
McCaul, Risch, Wicker Release Statement on Long-Overdue Transfer of DPICMs to Ukraine, Call for ATACMS and F-16s
By State Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) have released the following statement on the Biden administration’s decision to send dual purpose improved conventional munitions (DPICM), also known as cluster munitions, to Ukraine.
REMINDER: Chairman McCaul Announces Member Roundtable on the Second Anniversary of Cuba’s Historic July 11 Pro-democracy Protests
By State Newswire | Jul 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a roundtable discussion with leading Cuban activists on the Cuban regime’s ongoing acts of repression and torture against brave Cuban protestors on Monday, July 10th. The discussion will...
Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “The State Department’s Climate Agenda: A Budget Overview by the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate”
By State Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability will convene a hearing entitled, “The State Department’s Climate Agenda: A Budget Overview by the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate" on Thursday, July 13th.
Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Examining Fiscal Year 2024 Budget for South and Central Asian Affairs”
By State Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia and Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific will convene a joint hearing entitled, “Examining Fiscal Year 2024 Budget for South and Central Asian Affairs" on Thursday, July 13th.
McCaul Says Biden Statements on al Qaeda “Divorced from Reality”
By State Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul responds to President Biden’s outrageous claim that al Qaeda is no longer present in Afghanistan and that the U.S. is getting “help" from the Taliban. President Biden’s comments come after an independent UN report found that the...
Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “The State Department’s Climate Agenda: A Budget Overview by the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate”
By State Newswire | Jul 7, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability will convene a hearing entitled, “The State Department’s Climate Agenda: A Budget Overview by the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate" on Thursday, July 13th.
McCaul Statement on China Issuing Million-Dollar Bounty Targeting Activists Abroad
By State Newswire | Jul 6, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement in response to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issuing a worldwide arrest warrant on pro-democracy activists who have left Hong Kong.