"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.

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.

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,