Ayotte Demands Pentagon Act with Urgency to Find Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl

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U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte released the following statement today following news reports regarding a video that allegedly shows U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl alive. Sgt. Bergdahl was captured by the Taliban in 2009 in Afghanistan.

"If these reports are accurate, this is welcome evidence that Bowe is still alive. Americans do not forget or leave behind service members who fall into enemy hands, and it is unacceptable that an American service member has languished in captivity for so long. I urge the Department of Defense to devote more resources and a greater sense of urgency to finding Bowe and reuniting him with his loved ones."

Senator Ayotte has repeatedly urged the Defense Department to redouble its efforts to find Sgt. Bergdahl and bring him home - including writing two letters to then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta requesting an update on the department's actions. She also worked successfully to include language in the Senate Armed Services Committee report for the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act, which called on DoD to answer questions on the status of the search for Sergeant Bergdahl.

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