Top Generals Tell the Truth About Afghanistan As chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I've been conducting a months-long investigation into the Biden administration's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. This week, two of America's top former generals — who oversaw the withdrawal when Afghanistan was imploding — testified before the committee and told us the real version of what happened. They told us the fundamental mistake was the State Department's delay in calling for an evacuation. Essentially, the State Department and Biden White House's failure to plan led to the chaos in Afghanistan, the abandonment of Americans and our allies under Taliban rule, and the Abbey Gate bombing that took the lives of 13 U.S. service members. Several family members of those 13 heroes attended the hearing, and I'm glad both generals met with the families to apologize — something the president of the United States has never done for them. Click below to watch my opening remarks at the hearing. Click to watch Restoring America's Energy Dominance Just when it seems like President Biden can’t get any more out of touch with the needs of American families, he takes his administration’s radical climate agenda one step further. As inflation continues to erode Americans’ savings, President Biden's Environmental Protection Agency issued new rules cracking down on gas cars this week. This move will only raise prices and put car ownership further out of reach for millions of families. Unfortunately, this step is just a continuation of the Biden administration's radical climate agenda. American energy is the cleanest energy in the world. By attacking it, this administration is all but shoving other countries into the arms of our adversaries, who will happily sell them their cheap, dirty energy. This week, I voted to pass six pro-energy bills put forth by House Republicans to restore America's energy dominance. Click here to read more. Empowering American Businesses, Denying the Chinese Military Our Technology Lately, we've seen a troubling trend of the United States' adversaries using American components in their weapons and surveillance systems. This was the case with the CCP spy balloon, which surveilled some of our most sensitive military sites and was widely reported to contain American technology. We are beyond the point of a “wake up” call. It is critical we stop selling our sensitive technology to the CCP and to other adversaries. That's why I held a hearing this week titled "Countering China on the World Stage: Empowering American Businesses and Denying Chinese Military Our Technology." Click below for my full opening remarks. Click to watch ICYMI: Rep. McCaul TV Coverage McCaul on "Fox News Sunday" "These Gold Star families are grieving. They feel that this president has never apologized to them or said, ‘I’m sorry that your son and one daughter was killed by a suicide bomber.’ We will hear from [the generals] about the White House and State Department’s failures that brought about the conditions that led to the suicide bomber.” Click to watch McCaul on Fox News' "Your World" "The fact that [the State Department] didn't have a plan [in Afghanistan] led to the chaos, led to the Abbey Gate bombing." Click to watch ICYMI: Rep. McCaul in the News The New York Post: Ex-general recounts opposition to disastrous Afghanistan pullout, laments Biden ‘strategic failure’ in Hill testimony Click to read National Review: Charges Dropped against Gold Star Father Arrested During State of the Union Address Click to read Newsmax: Rep. McCaul: Schumer's Israel Call Inappropriate, Embarrassing Click to read Tune In! This Sunday, March 24th, I'll be joining "Face the Nation" to discuss the latest on Israel, my Afghanistan investigation, and President Biden's failed border policies. Tune in!  Local listings: Austin: 9:30am CT on KEYE Houston: 9:30am CT on KHOU Brazos Valley: 9:30am CT on KBTX Click here to view this email as a webpage. www.mccaul.house.gov Washington, D.C. 2300 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: 202-225-2401 Fax: 202-225-5955 Austin 11614 FM 2244 Suite 160 Austin, TX 78738 Fax: 512-473-0514 College Station 175 Century Square Drive Suite 210 College Station, TX 77840 Phone: (979) 431-6480 Fax: (979) 431-5180 Rep. McCaul | Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]