The President's withdrawal was a complete and utter catastrophe.

the President disregarded that--ignored that.

It was not driven by National Security. It was driven by politics.

Congressman Ronny Jackson called me and told me about a mother and three children that were trapped in Afghanistan.

I urge my colleagues to support the bill and together we can eradicate this deadly disease.

By authorizing this transfer, we are taking the first step toward fulfilling an agreement with two of our closest allies, Australia and the United Kingdom.

In the spring of 2021, against the advice of his top generals in the intelligence community, President Biden announced that he would unconditionally withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan, a decision I opposed.

We are facing a generational threat in the Indo-Pacific.

So that's why I'm pleased our European partners have decided to impose unilateral sanctions on Iran's drone and ballistic missile programs, and we must follow suit.

If we are to maintain the global balance of power to ensure peace and prosperity, it is critical we must work with our closest allies to provide deterrence necessary to prevent additional aggression and a conflict with the CCP.

This amendment would strike the language regarding other foreign entities from obtaining this exemption.

AUKUS is critical and needs to be implemented to preserve regional stability and peace in the Indo-Pacific.