Afghanistan War Powers Resolution

Floor Speech

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Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mr. Speaker, I am writing to urge my support to bring our troops our home. The recent debate on removing the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan has been the topic of many discussions and now is the time to take action. This devastating war has continued on for nearly a decade and it has taken the lives of more than 1,400 Americans and cost taxpayers over $366 billion.

The war in Afghanistan is not worth fighting. We need to end this national humiliation and redirect war funding. The scope of our interest in Afghanistan has been exceeded and it is time to bring this war to a successful conclusion. While we have achieved hard-earned milestones, the situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated and the threat to our national security remains unaffected.

We can no longer fight this war. We have to leave it up to the Afghan people to determine their own fate and future. I ask my colleagues to join me in taking a stand to bring our troops home. Our economy is at stake, the precious lives of our troops and their families hang in the balance and the integrity of the United States has been severely jeopardized.

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