Rob Andrews: “the absence of an indigenous Afghan economy that could support a regime caused the dependency upon the Soviet largesse.”

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, my friend, the chairman from Texas, asked, I think, a couple of very important questions about this amendment, and he really points out why I support it. First, he asked: Where is the proof that…

I thank my very good friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, so you are in the lunchroom at work. This guy comes in from the investment house, and he shows 18 slides about the red fund-- smiling people who are on fishing trips and on European…

I respectfully appeal the ruling of the Chair. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is, Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 259, nays 154, not voting 19, as follows: [Roll No…