NEW: Rep. Gosar statement on Ocasio-Cortez tweet and more:
"Congresswoman Cortez, whose image is shown in the fictional anime, represents the Democrats’ open border amnesty agenda included in the Build Back Better Plan. As a proud member of the open border caucus, she continues to defend and fight for these dangerous, immigr. policies"
"By her own words, Congresswoman Cortez referred to the Customs and Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement as “rogue agencies that act to inflict harm on our communities” and sought to defund these agencies..."
"The depiction of Mr. Biden pertains to his administration’s decision to leave the border open while illegal aliens invade from all points," Rep. Gosar continued.
"The cartoon depicts the symbolic nature of a battle between lawful and unlawful policies and in no way intended to be a targeted attack against Representative Cortez or Mr. Biden. It is a symbolic cartoon. It is not real life," Rep. Gosar added.
"Congressman Gosar cannot fly. The hero of the cartoon goes after the monster, the policy monster of open borders," he added.
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"I will not stand by and watch while Biden steals from our veterans what they’ve bravely earned. My bill will stop this president’s disgusting and totalitarian overreach in its tracks," Rep. Brian Babin, who introduced the legislation, told the @DailyCaller.
"Our service members didn’t fight to protect our freedom just to have their own freedom taken away," Rep. Babin (@RepBrianBabin) added.
"President Biden’s vaccine and testing mandate far exceeds the authority granted to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) by Congress," Rep. Tenney said in a statement.
"Like President Biden’s extension of the CDC’s eviction moratorium earlier this year, this mandate is yet another attempt by the Administration to skirt the law and do through government coercion what it is failing to do through persuasion," Rep. Tenney added.
"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.
"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.
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..."