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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., called Monday for the chamber to return from its recess to consider legislation that would mandate reports on Americans left behind in Afghanistan, following President Biden’s decision to stick to an Aug. 31, 2021 withdrawal deadline. Kevin McCarthy led GOP lawmakers, several of whom are veterans of the Afghanistan war, seeking a vote on a bill set to be re-introduced by Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis. The bill would require the Joe Biden administration to provide regular updates on Americans in Afghanistan and detail an ongoing evacuation plan, among other mandates. The California lawmaker McCarthy asserted "hundreds" of Americans are still on the ground in Afghanistan – contradicting the latest figures released by the State Department. McCarthy warned that Biden's decision to maintain his original deadline has "ramifications beyond just Afghanistan."
GOP House Republicans Blasts the Biden administration's Afghanistan withdrawal in saying that we've left Americans in Afghanistan.
"The question will be for those Democratic members, are they going to stand behind the action, the decision to leave Americans behind? Because we will not," McCarthy said. "We will not leave them behind. We need a plan to get them out and we need to have that voice tomorrow." As a co-equal branch of government, Congress has a responsibility to deliver oversight and accountability.
Join House Republicans live right now as we demand the President provide a plan to get all Americans safely out of Afghanistan.
Democrats just blocked a vote to require a plan from President Biden to bring Americans home and to account for all the military equipment he left behind.
Republicans will not stop until every American is home safely.
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