Barbara Lee: “Less than a month ago, Congress finally began the debate on the war in Afghanistan that really should have been held 9…”

“Less than a month ago, Congress finally began the debate on the war in Afghanistan that really should have been held 9 years ago, but the fact remains Congress cannot continue to write a blank check for a war in Afghanistan that has ultimately made our country less safe. Our brave men and women in uniform have been put in an impossible situation in Afghanistan where there is no military solution. We should use this money to bring them home. The Congressional Black Caucus included in the previous supplemental that the House passed the black farmer settlement and youth employment provisions, and in the supplemental it was passed several times. It was paid for, yet the Senate took these provisions out. Let's support jobs and justice for the black farmers who have waited so long for our government to act. Let's support our teachers. Let's not spend another dime to escalate America's longest war. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this supplemental that we will be considering later in the day.”