Rob Portman: “Thank you, Senator Ernst, and thank you, Senator Carper, and thank you for having this hearing--you and the Chairman.”

As I have said repeatedly, I support the resettlement of Afghans who stood in battle with us and our allies over the last 20 years but... the United States faces an increased threat due to this administration’s catastrophic evacuation of…

That is what we have lost, that art, the art of the deal that was talked about earlier.

We recommend that to help reverse bird declines the Joint Ventures be allocated $20 million.

Instead, this administration allowed a lack of effective screening of Afghan evacuees to endanger our communities and is now seeking to fast track their citizenship through the upcoming appropriations process.