Beginning in afghanistan, the general advised President Biden against his disastrous Foreign Policy decision. I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. On april 14th, 2021, President Biden announced the United States would unilaterally withdraw its military forces from afghanistan. For months before that announcement, the Intelligence Community and his senior military advisers, including both gentlemen testifying here today issued dire warnings about the withdrawals consequences. After the announcement, i, along with other republican and Democrat Members of congress urged the president to prepare for the withdrawal and its inevitable fallouts. Unfortunately, the warnings were ignored. As the withdrawal date in there. , the situation in afghanistan deteriorated as the taliban gained significant ground across the country. Yet, the binding administrations failure to plan for their withdrawal threatened the safety and security of u. S. Personnel in the country. As a result, in july
Declares in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h. R. 4665. Will the gentlelady from florida, kindly take the chair. The chair the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h. R. 4665 which the clerk will report by title. The clerk related programs for the fiscal year ending september 302024 and for other purposes. The chair a request for recorded of amendment 78 offered by the gentleman from texas had been postponed. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on amendments printed in part d of house report 118216 on which further proceedings were postponed. Amendment number 65, amendment number 67, number 69, amendment number 70, amendment number 71, amendment 73 and amendment 74, amendment 76 and amendment 77. Amendment 78. The chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for any electric tron vote in the first of this series. The Unfinished Business is
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