On the recordFebruary 3, 2022
We join the American people in telling the President that he did the right thing by finally ending this never- ending war in Afghanistan. However, we can't abandon the country and its people. We have to make sure we get aid to the people of Afghanistan in the wake of our 20-year war there. In addition to the moral urgency of reevaluating a set of economic policies that threaten to harm untold Afghan civilians, including 1 million children, American policymakers deserve to have a complete and comprehensive picture of what is occurring in Afghanistan, including an honest understanding of our own actions, their human impacts, and their political and economic effects. We must not be afraid to connect the dots. Indeed, this is a pre- condition to changing U.S. policy when it contributes to outcomes that contradict our own interests and our own values. Any report on Afghanistan's financial picture would be gravely incomplete without also examining current U.S. policies. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
