Leader of the minority of the house Kevin McCarthy
Republican Kevin McCarthyHouse says criticism of trip to Afghanistan “frankly ridiculous” at White House to U.S. lawmakers: “It’s not time to travel to Afghanistan” Report The Hill’s 12:30 – Presented by AT&T (R-California) on Thursday called for a recess chamber to be returned so lawmakers could pass legislation banning the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan until all remaining Americans are evacuated.
McCarthy’s call came after multiple explosions at Kabul airport, where U.S. officials are frantically trying to evacuate Americans and Afghans at risk of retaliation from the Taliban, and killed several members of the US service. American.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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McCarthy lobbied for the House to take legislative action in the form of a representative. Mike Gallagher
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“It is time for Congress to act swiftly to save lives. President Pelosi must return to Congress in session before August 31 so that the Biden Administration can inform us thoroughly and thoroughly and pass Rep. Gallagher’s legislation banning it. the withdrawal of our troops until each The American is out of Afghanistan, “McCarthy said in a statement.
“In the meantime, President Biden
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During this week at the Capitol, members of the House received an information session on Afghanistan on Tuesday from top officials of the Biden administration, including the Secretary of State Anthony Blink
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Lawmakers from both sides emerged from the briefing urging Biden to delay the August 31 deadline to withdraw U.S. military forces and warned that if the date was met there would be a risk of leaving behind the U.S. military. American allies.
Biden said earlier this week that he would meet the deadline to retire the following Tuesday, citing security risks of staying longer in Afghanistan.
“There are real and significant challenges that we also need to keep in mind,” Biden said earlier this week. “The longer we stay, starting with the acute and growing risk of an attack by a terrorist group known as ISIS-K, affiliated with ISIS in Afghanistan, which is also the sworn enemy of the Taliban, every day we are land it is another day that we know that ISIS-K is trying to attack the airport and attack both American forces and innocent allies and civilians. “
The U.S. embassy in Kabul on Wednesday warned citizens to avoid traveling to Hamid Karzai International Airport because of “security threats,” adding that “American citizens who are at the gate of the abbey, at the east gate or at the north gate they should leave immediately. ”
Pelosi defended Biden in statements on Wednesday despite calls from the bipartisan to extend the deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan, saying he “trusts his judgment.”
“The judgment on leaving is a judgment made by the President and must balance the actions of what is the threat to our military and the people of the airport versus the advantage of staying,” he said Pelosi at a press conference at the Capitol.
Two members of the House who were criticized for making an unauthorized trip to Kabul this week said what they saw on the ground changed their minds about the withdrawal deadline.
Rep. Seth Moulton
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Peter Meijer Night Defense and National Security: Vertiginous Evacuations Continue as Biden Reflects on Republican House Deadline Says Criticism of “Frankly Ridiculous” White House Trip to Afghanistan to U.S. Lawmakers: “It’s Not time to travel to Afghanistan “MORE (R-Mich.) He earlier urged the Biden administration to extend the deadline, but said in a New York Times interview published Wednesday that moving forward quickly will provide the United States with more possibilities for Taliban cooperation later.
“Almost every congressional veteran wants to extend the Aug. 31 deadline, including us, and our opinion on that changed on the ground, because we started evacuations so late. There’s no way to get everyone out, until and all of September 11. So we need to have a working relationship with the Taliban after we leave. And the only way to get that is to leave before August 31. “Moulton said.