McCaul was charged with being drunk in public on the night of Monday, November 4, per the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority Police. He was released shortly after the incident occurred to a driver who picked him up.

Republican Rep. Michael McCaul was briefly detained at Dulles International Airport earlier this month after appearing intoxicated, according to reports.

A nervous flier, the House Foreign Affairs chief said he made a “poor decision” to mix Ambien and alcohol before his flight home to Texas on Nov. 4.