Texas, the Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, was briefly detained by police at a Washington-area airport after mixing Ambien and alcohol.

House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Michael McCaul was "briefly detained" at an airport in Virginia earlier this month and charged with being drunk, according to multiple reports.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul says he was briefly detained by police at an airport near Washington, D

Law enforcement officers briefly detained me while I waited for a family member to pick me up. I have nothing but respect and gratitude for the officers who intercepted me that

"I have nothing but respect and gratitude for the officers who intercepted me that evening," the 10-term congressman from Austin said in a statement.

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

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul is apologizing after a "poor decision" led to his detention at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. earlier this month. The congressman, who serves as the House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair and represents Texas' 10th Congressional District,

House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul was detained at Dulles Airport earlier this month when he appeared intoxicated after the congressman said he had consumed the sleep aid Ambien and alcohol.