This unconditional withdrawal--I call it unconditional surrender to the Taliban.

I want to start off by commending Colombia's decision to provide temporary protected status to almost 2 million Venezuelans fleeing the economic collapse and political crisis in neighboring Venezuela.

I'm glad that President Petro has committed to fully implementing this agreement and the United States as Colombia's ally should support these efforts.

The United States is not going to be monitoring Colombian coca crops anymore.

I hope that we can continue that tradition in pursuit of a relationship that is based on mutual respect for democracy, human rights, economic prosperity, and regional security.

I thought that as soon as the President announced in April 2021 that we were going to abide by the Doha agreement and withdrawal that that withdrawal should have happened earlier.

It's not the role of the United States to handpick any nation's leaders and the Colombian people have spoken.

I was very vocal in 2021 that the withdrawal and the evacuation should have started earlier.

I have an independent obligation as a Member of Congress to uphold my views, right, and I'm not just going to rubber stamp anybody.

I do not believe in excuses. I believe in results.

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