Republican Rep. Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he was detained by police at an airport near Washington, D.C. earlier this month. McCaul said he became “disoriented” at Dulles International Airport after he took medication and drank alcohol before his scheduled flight back home to Texas.

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.

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,