"As a physician of more than 30 years, I am deeply concerned about the psychological impact that President Biden’s failed withdrawal is having on veterans and active-duty service members across the country," Rep. Greg Murphy (@RepGregMurphy) told the @DailyCaller.
"Every day I am hearing from veterans and their loved ones who express serious concern regarding ongoing events in Afghanistan. It’s heartbreaking, especially considering that this self-inflicted crisis is the result of Biden’s failed foreign policy," Rep. Murphy continued.
"As members of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, we have an obligation to provide resources for our veterans and assure them that they are not alone. There is never any shame in asking for help," Rep. Murphy said.
"I urge Chairman Takano to call our committee back to Washington immediately so we can hear from experts and discuss much-needed veteran mental health services in the wake of this crisis — we simply cannot afford to wait," Rep. Murphy added.
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"America faces a great division coming into this era of unspeakable grief as we look upon the failure of our executive branch to execute a well-planned withdrawal of American forces, citizens, allies, and weaponry in Afghanistan," Rep. Higgins said in a statement.
"This administration has abandoned its oath to the American people, and it is the right thing to do for President Biden, Secretary Austin, and Chairman Milley to step down," Rep. Higgins continued.
INBOX: Rep. Arrington Issues Statement On Final Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan:
"I have tremendous respect and gratitude for the heroism of our troops who went headlong into harm’s way to rescue our fellow Americans and allies..." Rep. Arrington said.
"In spite of President Biden’s incompetence and inconceivable surrender to the Taliban, our brave soldiers successfully evacuated tens of thousands of people from a hostile and chaotic environment," Rep. Arrington continued.
"President Biden’s rash decisions and failure to heed the counsel of his own advisors caused irreparable damage to our credibility and the needless loss of American lives," Rep. Arrington added.
INBOX Sen. Ben Sasse: "This national disgrace is the direct result of President Biden’s cowardice and incompetence. The President made the decision to trust the Taliban. The President made the decision to set an arbitrary August 31st deadline..."
"The President made the decision to abandon Bagram Air Base. The President made the decision not to expand the perimeter around Karzai International Airport. The President made the decision to undermine our NATO allies...," Sasse continued.
"The President made the decision to break our word to our Afghan partners. The President made the decision to tell one lie after another as the crisis unfolded. The President made the morally indefensible decision to leave Americans behind. Dishonor was the President’s choice..."
"We’re in a worse position now than we were on September 1o, 2001. It’s always worth reminding people, we weren’t at war then, but somebody was at war with us, and guess what, they are still at war with us. Joe Biden did not end any war," @RepDanCrenshaw said.
"It’s frustrating for a lot of us who served there. Now, don’t get me wrong, our service was not in vain. We got something out of that 20 years. What we got was no more 9/11’s and that’s not nothing, that’s something," @RepDanCrenshaw added.
The members are invoking the Seven Member Rule, which is a law that requires, upon a request of 7 Members on the Committee on Oversight and Reform, an executive agency to "submit any information requested of it relating to any matter within the jurisdiction of the committee."
In the letter, the lawmakers grilled Francis and Fauci for not responding to their inquiries regarding a 2014 grant awarded by the NIH to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. (EcoHealth) that was then awarded to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
SCOOP: @DailyCaller has obtained a letter to the National Security Agency (NSA) sent by a group of House Republicans. In it, the lawmakers demand information about reports the agency illegally spied on @TuckerCarlson.
The NSA just declined to comment on the letter and the list of demands inside the letter to @DailyCaller
"After the disturbing treatment of Donald Trump by the Deep State, it should come as no surprise that intelligence agencies are continuing their illegal surveillance of Americans who dare to challenge power-hungry elites in Washington, D.C.," Rep. Gohmert said to @DailyCaller.