Representing Texas On The World Stage

This week, I led a bipartisan congressional delegation to India – the world’s largest democracy and an important partner of the United States.

On this trip, I was honored to meet with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.

Over 70 years ago, the Chinese Communist Party annexed the democratic territory and slaughtered tens of thousands of innocent Tibetans. To save his people, the Dalai Lama led his followers on a journey through the Himalayas to safety.

I visited with a Tibetan survivor of the Chinese prisons who told me they made her walk on barbed wire. She is only 20 years old. The CCP is trying to replace the Dalai Lama with one of their own so they can destroy their culture and religion.

Our visit served as a symbol of the U.S. government's support for democracy and the people of Tibet. It is my hope that one day the Dalai Lama and his people will return to their homeland – in Tibet – and live freely.

Watch my remarks below.

McCaul and his wife, Linda, with the Dalai Lama

While in India, I had the opportunity to meet with Prime Minister Modi. When the world’s two largest democracies work together, it sends a powerful message to the CCP and the rest of the world that democracy wins over tyranny.

During my conversations with him, I invited the prime minster to visit Texas to meet our large Indian diaspora.

It is an honor to represent the United States across the world, and I am proud to carry the Texan spirit with me.

Read more about my recent trips defying the CCP in the Houston Chronicle here.

McCaul and India's Prime Minister Modi

Holding Jen Psaki Accountable

After months of obstructing our requests, I secured a date for Jen Psaki to testify about her role in the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Ms. Psaki has evaded the public’s questions for years. Now – under the threat of a congressional subpoena – I will be holding her accountable next month.

The American people and our servicemembers deserve the truth about the catastrophic withdrawal. I will not tolerate any limitations on her appearance or attempts to withhold the truth.

If she does not comply, she will be compelled to sit for a deposition next month.

Condemning President Biden's Mass Amnesty Plan

This week, President Biden announced a new plan to grant amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant spouses living in the U.S.

This politically-motivated executive action sells out the nation for new votes and political points. Illegally bypassing federal law by granting amnesty to nearly half a million illegal immigrants would create a huge pull factor and be ripe for abuse. I have confidence the courts will shut down this painfully transparent power-grab and will continue to speak out against the Biden administration's appalling refusal to secure our border and protect American citizens.

ICYMI: TV Coverage of McCaul Trips to Taiwan, Normandy

McCaul on KXAN's State of Texas

“I gave President Lai a black Stetson hat — a symbol of the West and the rugged strength and independence of the cowboy. … It was important for them to see a bipartisan delegation showing that kind of support for Taiwan.”

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McCaul on WFAA's Inside Texas Politics

“We can never forget what the Greatest Generation did. … I talked to many of the veterans — most of them over 100 years old — to hear their stories about the liberation. We don’t invade to conquer; we always are on the good side to liberate countries. And no generation did it better than theirs.”