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.

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.

GOP Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas said he was detained by police at Dulles International Airport after he became disoriented from mixing Ambien with alcohol.

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