Peter Visclosky: “At the dawn of our republic, President Jefferson wrote that industry, commerce, and security are the surest roads to the…”

And my humble request here today is that we take that next step, continue to support it more robustly.

I have no further requests for time on our side, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Unfortunately, I remain deeply skeptical that this agreement will enable the United States to depart Afghanistan in a responsible fashion.

It does not contain verifiable metrics to ensure the Taliban is holding up their end of the bargain.