Mark Critz: “Right now, job creation is priority one for this Committee and that means looking to new markets, whether they are…”

This is perhaps the most calamitous step we could possibly take to destabilize the situation in Afghanistan.

To ensure that progress continues on all of these fronts, we have to make certain that policies are in place to support small firms and their research.

While we do right by protecting our workers and safeguarding the environment, there is a real expense to doing so.

I think it is incumbent on us not to reduce and shortchange the ANSF, which could have calamitous consequences for Afghanistan's security.