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House Foreign Affairs Committee advances resolution urging Nigeria to release Tigran Gambaryan
The House Foreign Affairs Committee has approved a resolution, with amendments, calling on Nigeria to release Tigran Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen and Binance executive currently detained in the country.
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McCaul, Risch Statement On Prisoner Swap With Criminal Maduro Regime
Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) expressed their concerns regarding the recent prisoner swap between the Biden administration and the Maduro regime in Venezuela. In this exchange, 11 wrongfully detained Americans were released in return for the freedom of Alex Saab, a Venezuelan-Colombian businessman with ties to cartels and terrorist organizations.While Chairman McCaul and Senator Risch acknowledge that it is a positive development that the imprisoned Americans are returning...
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Chairman McCaul Applauds Inclusion of HFAC AUKUS Provisions In the National Defense Authorization Act
Washington, D.C. — Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) has expressed his approval of the inclusion of the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) Security Partnership provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This partnership, championed by Chairman McCaul and other representatives, aims to counter the increasingly aggressive actions of the Chinese Communist Party in the Indo-Pacific region.Chairman McCaul highlights the importance of having reliable allies like Australia and the United Kingdom, who have a history of fighting alongside the United...
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Chairman McCaul Delivers Remarks On National Security and Infrastructure Bills At Full Committee Markup
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul recently delivered remarks at a full committee markup, discussing bills aimed at restricting the flow of critical technologies to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and authorizing the expansion of the Starr-Camargo Bridge near Rio Grande City, Texas.During the markup, several bills were offered to amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 and prevent the continued flow of American national security technologies to the CCP. Chairman McCaul emphasized the threat posed by the CCP to national security and the ongoing...
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McCaul, HFAC Provisions Included in NDAA
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has expressed his support for the House National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the 2024 fiscal year, which recently passed the House with bipartisan support. In a statement, Chairman McCaul emphasized the importance of strengthening the military and providing necessary resources to combat growing threats from adversaries.McCaul highlighted several provisions included in the NDAA that were championed by the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC). One such provision focuses on defense cooperation with Australia...
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Chairman McCaul On OFAC Policies Countering Russian-CCP Collaboration
Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul expressed his support for the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control's (OFAC) decision to impose sanctions on Chinese entities involved in providing weapons and technology to Russia. These sanctions come in response to the escalating cooperation between the Putin regime and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).Chairman McCaul emphasized the significance of this action, stating that it demonstrates that the redline set by President Biden regarding lethal support to Russia has been...
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Beyond Rhetoric: Understanding the Realities of US-China Strategic Competition with Bryan Burack
Brian Burack is a senior policy advisor for China and the Indo-Pacific at the Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center. He previously worked as an advisor to the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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McCaul: 'It is extremely shameful the Biden administration continues begging the CCP for talks'
President Joe Biden's administration's weak response to Chinese incursions on the United States "is extremely shameful," U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul said in a statement last week.
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Gallagher: 'Biden administration should stop dragging its feet and immediately declassify' COVID-19 origin details
President Joe Biden's administration reportedly has yet to meet the June 18 deadline required by the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023, Senate Bill 619, to declassify all data about COVID-19's origins.
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McCaul, Gallagher: U.S., allies must 'firmly push back on the PRC's economic coercion'
The United States must "firmly push back" against the People's Republic of China (PRC)'s "economic coercion" after the recent ban on a U.S.-based semiconductor company, two House committee chairs said in a joint statement.
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McCaul: U.S.-Papua New Guinea security pact 'strengthens regional security and stability'
Agreements signed last month between the United States and a southwestern Pacific nation will be a good counter to the Chinese Community Party (CCP), a Republican U.S. House Representative said in a Twitter post
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McCaul: 'We have to get off China’s supply chain' for medications
The United States is currently suffering from a significant shortage of life-saving medications.
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McCaul Demands Answers From Blinken on Biden Classified Documents and CCP Ties
McCaul Demands Answers From Blinken on Biden Classified Documents and CCP Ties
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Chairman McCaul Fires Back at Biden Admin, Renews Oversight Request on Afghanistan Withdrawal
Chairman McCaul Fires Back at Biden Admin, Renews Oversight Request on Afghanistan Withdrawal
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House Condemns Iranian Persecution of Baha’i Minority
House Condemns Iranian Persecution of Baha’i Minority
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Chair Meeks Issues Statement on US Accreditation to ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Observer Status
Chair Meeks Issues Statement on US Accreditation to ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Observer Status
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Chairs Meeks and Bera CODEL Arrives in Cambodia for ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly
Chairs Meeks and Bera CODEL Arrives in Cambodia for ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly
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Meeks, Cicilline, 16 HFAC Dems Statement on 2-Month Anniversary of Protests in Iran
Meeks, Cicilline, 16 HFAC Dems Statement on 2-Month Anniversary of Protests in Iran
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Meeks Issues Statement on Russian Missile Incident in Poland
Meeks Issues Statement on Russian Missile Incident in Poland
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Meeks, Bera Issue Statement on President Biden’s Meeting with President Xi Jinping
Meeks, Bera Issue Statement on President Biden’s Meeting with President Xi Jinping