More Damning Evidence from my Afghanistan Investigation

As chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I am continuing my investigation into the Biden administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. This week, I released transcripts of my interviews with top State Department officials who oversaw the evacuation — and their testimony is damning.

After hours of closed-door interviews, these officials revealed that the Biden administration had no plan for the evacuation of American citizens and our allies until it was too late. 

To make matters worse, Derek Chollet, counselor to the State Department and Secretary Blinken’s senior most adviser throughout the deadly withdrawal, has been nominated by President Biden for a high-level role in the Pentagon. 

I have spoken against his confirmation as undersecretary of defense for policy. Mr. Chollet failed to take accountability for his role in the calamitous withdrawal and should not be allowed to make high stakes decisions pertaining to our national security and the livelihood of our service members.

Simply put, the administration was unprepared for the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and it cost the lives of 13 U.S. service members and injured countless others, while demonstrating American weakness on the world stage. I’m proud that my investigation has yielded hard evidence that will hold the Biden administration accountable to make sure that this never happens again.

Click below to read more about my investigation from Axios:

Prohibiting Illegal Immigrants From Boarding Flights Without Proper ID

When I chaired the Homeland Security Committee, I worked closely with TSA to bolster airport and flight safety. By allowing thousands of illegal immigrants to fly with only immigration-issued documents — not the proper state or federal identification required of all Americans — the Biden administration has dismantled that work and put communities across the nation at risk. This week, I joined a bill led by current Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, to put a stop to these flights by requiring a proper ID to board a plane. I'm proud to support this bill to enforce our laws that protect the American people. Click here to read more about the bill.

Oversight of U.S. Tax Dollars for USAID

This week, I held House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing to examine the Biden administration's priorities and budget for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. government’s primary humanitarian and development assistance organization in the world. Unfortunately, much of the president's budget request reads more like a liberal wish list than a strategic document to promote American leadership. It seems to place a higher priority on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs than combating the Chinese Communist Party's malign influence. Imposing these political ideologies is not aid — and is not an acceptable use of taxpayer dollars. Click below for my full opening remarks at this hearing.

ICYMI: Rep. McCaul in the News

Axios: The Biden probe that House Republicans are most eager to talk about

Daily Mail: State Department STILL didn't have a full Afghanistan evacuation plan when the Taliban stormed Kabul...days before the suicide blast: Devastating new details reveal the chaos in the bungled operation

Daily Mail: Antony Blinken's answer to Pulp Fiction 'cleaner' Winston Wolfe failed to answer questions 100 TIMES when quizzed about disastrous Afghanistan exit, damning transcripts reveal

Washington Examiner: Illegal immigrants would be banned from boarding commercial flights under GOP bill

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