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Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Hon. John Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction - Comer Demands Briefing on American Tax Dollars Potentially Funding Taliban Operations
Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of the U.S. Department of State, and the Hon. Lloyd J. Austin, Secretary of the U.S. Department of State - Oversight Republicans: Blinken, Austin Must Testify before Committee on Biden's Disastrous Afghan Withdrawal
Rep. Jamie Comer
Aug. 18, 2021
Congressman Andy Barr Calls for Resignation of Entire Biden National Security Team
Rep. Andy Barr
Aug. 18, 2021
Rep. Jackson Calls on Biden to Continue Evacuation Efforts Until All Americans, Partners Out of Afghanistan
Rep. Andy Barr, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the Hon. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security - Oversight Republicans: Failure to Hold Hearing on Afghanistan is Dereliction of Duty
Rep. Jamie Comer
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Congressman Andy Barr Calls for Resignation of Entire Biden National Security Team
Rep. Andy Barr
Aug. 17, 2021
Congressman Barr, Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans Call on Biden to Continue Evacuation in Afghanistan until All Americans, Afghan Partners Safely out of the Country
Rep. Andy Barr
Aug. 17, 2021
Tweet - "President Biden's shameful decision to retreat from Afghanistan is a precipitous failure of American leadership and a stain on our reputation. The United States had the capacity to avoid this disaster."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Aug. 16, 2021
Tweet - "What we are seeing in Afghanistan is an unmitigated disaster. The Biden Administration's retreat will leave a stain on the reputation of the United States. And it didn't have to happen this way."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Aug. 16, 2021
Congressman Rogers' Statement on Afghanistan
Rep. Hal Rogers
Aug. 16, 2021
Guthrie Statement on Afghanistan Withdrawal
Rep. Steven Guthrie
Aug. 16, 2021
Statement from U.S. Congressman Andy Barr on the Fall of Kabul, Afghanistan to the Taliban
Rep. Andy Barr
Aug. 15, 2021
Tweet - "The Biden Administration's botched exit from Afghanistan including the frantic evacuation of Americans and vulnerable Afghans from Kabul is a shameful failure of American leadership. The United States had the capacity to avoid this disaster. My full statement:"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Aug. 15, 2021
McConnell on Biden's Afghanistan Collapse: "The Embarrassment of a Superpower Laid Low"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Aug. 13, 2021
Tweet - "I just spoke to Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United States, Adela Raz. We had an urgent conversation about the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan and the unfolding humanitarian crisis. My full statement:"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Aug. 13, 2021
McConnell Speaks with Afghanistan's Ambassador
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Aug. 12, 2021
"Afghanistan is Careening Toward a Massive, Predictable, and Preventable Disaster"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Aug. 12, 2021
Tweet - "The Biden Administration has reduced U.S. officials to pleading with Islamic extremists to please spare our Embassy as they prepare to overrun Kabul. A massive, predictable, and preventable disaster. My new statement:"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 13, 2021
Afghanistan
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 25, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Michael J. McCord, Chief Financial Officer for the Pentagon - ICYMI: Dr. Paul Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators Demanding Clean Audit from Pentagon
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
June 24, 2021
Leader McConnell Meets With President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 24, 2021
Tweet - "I was honored to help welcome President Ghani to the Capitol. As the people of Afghanistan know best, the shared threats we face from terrorism and tyranny have not been defeated. My full statement:"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 21, 2021
Afghanistan
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 17, 2021
The Middle East
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 16, 2021
Repeal the 2002 Iraq AUMF
Rep. Thomas Massie
May 25, 2021
Afghanistan
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 25, 2021
Tweet - "The President's rushed Afghanistan retreat is dangerous wishful thinking. Where will we base counterterrorism forces? How will we secure our Embassy? Support allies? What about women's rights? Refugee flows? Many crucial questions. No answers and no plan from the Administration."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 20, 2021
China
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 13, 2021
China
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 12, 2021
Tweet - "Appreciated meeting today with Foreign Minister @MarisePayne of Australia. We discussed our nations' efforts to meet shared challenges, from China's aggression to democracy in Burma and counterterrorism in Afghanistan. It was a good conversation with a great ally."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 27, 2021
Foreign Policy
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 26, 2021
Congressman Rogers joins Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for a Strategic Materials Company in Carter County
Rep. Hal Rogers
April 15, 2021
Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces Legislation to End War in Afghanistan
Sen. Rand Paul
April 14, 2021
Afghanistan
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 14, 2021
Defazio, Wyden, Paul, Davis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Abolish the Selective Service
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
April 14, 2021
Wyden, Paul, DeFazio, Davis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Abolish the Selective Service
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
April 13, 2021
Afghanistan
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 13, 2021
Tweet - "Foreign terrorists will not leave the U.S. alone simply because our politicians have grown tired of taking the fight to them. The President needs to explain to the American people how abandoning our partners and retreating in the face of the Taliban will make America safer."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 9, 2021
McConnell, Inhofe, Rubio, Graham, and Shelby Statement on Biden's Disappointing Defense Budget
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 9, 2021
Tweet - "Talk is cheap, but defending our country is not. We can't afford to fail in our constitutional responsibility to provide for the common defense. Both parties should be able to agree that we must maintain America's edge over China. Our joint statement:"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
March 18, 2021
Letter to Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Idaho Senators Question Legality of Border Wall Funding Freeze Amid Escalating Crisis
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
March 17, 2021
Letter to Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Senate GOP: Biden Escalating Border Crisis by Unlawfully Freezing Border Wall Funding
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
March 17, 2021
China
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 8, 2021
Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden Jr, President of the United States - Lamborn Urges Biden Not to Reenter Iran Nuclear Deal
Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Jan. 6, 2021
Dr. Rand Paul: "We Simply Cannot Destroy the Constitution, Our Laws, and the Electoral College in the Process'
Sen. Rand Paul
Jan. 1, 2021
National Defense Authorization Act
Sen. Rand Paul
Jan. 1, 2021
National Defense Authorization Act
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 31, 2020
National Defense Authorization Act
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 30, 2020
National Defense Authorization Act
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 28, 2020
Statement from Congressman Andy Barr on National Defense Authorization Act Vote
Rep. Andy Barr
Date
Title
Politician
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Hon. John Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction - Comer Demands Briefing on American Tax Dollars Potentially Funding Taliban Operations
Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of the U.S. Department of State, and the Hon. Lloyd J. Austin, Secretary of the U.S. Department of State - Oversight Republicans: Blinken, Austin Must Testify before Committee on Biden's Disastrous Afghan Withdrawal
Rep.Jamie Comer
Aug. 18, 2021
Congressman Andy Barr Calls for Resignation of Entire Biden National Security Team
Rep.Andy Barr
Aug. 18, 2021
Rep. Jackson Calls on Biden to Continue Evacuation Efforts Until All Americans, Partners Out of Afghanistan
Rep.Andy Barr, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the Hon. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security - Oversight Republicans: Failure to Hold Hearing on Afghanistan is Dereliction of Duty
Rep.Jamie Comer
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Congressman Andy Barr Calls for Resignation of Entire Biden National Security Team
Rep.Andy Barr
Aug. 17, 2021
Congressman Barr, Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans Call on Biden to Continue Evacuation in Afghanistan until All Americans, Afghan Partners Safely out of the Country
Rep.Andy Barr
Aug. 17, 2021
Tweet - "President Biden's shameful decision to retreat from Afghanistan is a precipitous failure of American leadership and a stain on our reputation. The United States had the capacity to avoid this disaster."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Aug. 16, 2021
Tweet - "What we are seeing in Afghanistan is an unmitigated disaster. The Biden Administration's retreat will leave a stain on the reputation of the United States. And it didn't have to happen this way."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Aug. 16, 2021
Congressman Rogers' Statement on Afghanistan
Rep.Hal Rogers
Aug. 16, 2021
Guthrie Statement on Afghanistan Withdrawal
Rep.Steven Guthrie
Aug. 16, 2021
Statement from U.S. Congressman Andy Barr on the Fall of Kabul, Afghanistan to the Taliban
Rep.Andy Barr
Aug. 15, 2021
Tweet - "The Biden Administration's botched exit from Afghanistan including the frantic evacuation of Americans and vulnerable Afghans from Kabul is a shameful failure of American leadership. The United States had the capacity to avoid this disaster. My full statement:"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Aug. 15, 2021
McConnell on Biden's Afghanistan Collapse: "The Embarrassment of a Superpower Laid Low"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Aug. 13, 2021
Tweet - "I just spoke to Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United States, Adela Raz. We had an urgent conversation about the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan and the unfolding humanitarian crisis. My full statement:"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Aug. 13, 2021
McConnell Speaks with Afghanistan's Ambassador
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Aug. 12, 2021
"Afghanistan is Careening Toward a Massive, Predictable, and Preventable Disaster"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Aug. 12, 2021
Tweet - "The Biden Administration has reduced U.S. officials to pleading with Islamic extremists to please spare our Embassy as they prepare to overrun Kabul. A massive, predictable, and preventable disaster. My new statement:"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 13, 2021
Afghanistan
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 25, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Michael J. McCord, Chief Financial Officer for the Pentagon - ICYMI: Dr. Paul Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators Demanding Clean Audit from Pentagon
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
June 24, 2021
Leader McConnell Meets With President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 24, 2021
Tweet - "I was honored to help welcome President Ghani to the Capitol. As the people of Afghanistan know best, the shared threats we face from terrorism and tyranny have not been defeated. My full statement:"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 21, 2021
Afghanistan
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 17, 2021
The Middle East
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 16, 2021
Repeal the 2002 Iraq AUMF
Rep.Thomas Massie
May 25, 2021
Afghanistan
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 25, 2021
Tweet - "The President's rushed Afghanistan retreat is dangerous wishful thinking. Where will we base counterterrorism forces? How will we secure our Embassy? Support allies? What about women's rights? Refugee flows? Many crucial questions. No answers and no plan from the Administration."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 20, 2021
China
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 13, 2021
China
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 12, 2021
Tweet - "Appreciated meeting today with Foreign Minister @MarisePayne of Australia. We discussed our nations' efforts to meet shared challenges, from China's aggression to democracy in Burma and counterterrorism in Afghanistan. It was a good conversation with a great ally."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 27, 2021
Foreign Policy
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 26, 2021
Congressman Rogers joins Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for a Strategic Materials Company in Carter County
Rep.Hal Rogers
April 15, 2021
Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces Legislation to End War in Afghanistan
Sen.Rand Paul
April 14, 2021
Afghanistan
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 14, 2021
Defazio, Wyden, Paul, Davis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Abolish the Selective Service
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
April 14, 2021
Wyden, Paul, DeFazio, Davis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Abolish the Selective Service
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
April 13, 2021
Afghanistan
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 13, 2021
Tweet - "Foreign terrorists will not leave the U.S. alone simply because our politicians have grown tired of taking the fight to them. The President needs to explain to the American people how abandoning our partners and retreating in the face of the Taliban will make America safer."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 9, 2021
McConnell, Inhofe, Rubio, Graham, and Shelby Statement on Biden's Disappointing Defense Budget
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 9, 2021
Tweet - "Talk is cheap, but defending our country is not. We can't afford to fail in our constitutional responsibility to provide for the common defense. Both parties should be able to agree that we must maintain America's edge over China. Our joint statement:"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
March 18, 2021
Letter to Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Idaho Senators Question Legality of Border Wall Funding Freeze Amid Escalating Crisis
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
March 17, 2021
Letter to Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Senate GOP: Biden Escalating Border Crisis by Unlawfully Freezing Border Wall Funding
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
March 17, 2021
China
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 8, 2021
Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden Jr, President of the United States - Lamborn Urges Biden Not to Reenter Iran Nuclear Deal
Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Jan. 6, 2021
Dr. Rand Paul: "We Simply Cannot Destroy the Constitution, Our Laws, and the Electoral College in the Process'
Sen.Rand Paul
Jan. 1, 2021
National Defense Authorization Act
Sen.Rand Paul
Jan. 1, 2021
National Defense Authorization Act
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 31, 2020
National Defense Authorization Act
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 30, 2020
National Defense Authorization Act
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 28, 2020
Statement from Congressman Andy Barr on National Defense Authorization Act Vote
Rep.Andy Barr
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