Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Chris Pappas, a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs issued the following statement after the Biden Administration announced all U.S. troops have withdrawn from Afghanistan:
"My thoughts remain with our service members and their families today, including those who served and died in Afghanistan since the weeks after September 11th, including the 13 Americans we lost in the terror attack at Kabul Airport last week. We all owe a debt of gratitude for their service to our country, and it falls to us to do all we can to pay down that debt and fight for those veterans who have fought for us for nearly two decades. I will continue to work to ensure that all of our veterans and their families receive the support they need and the benefits they have earned. While all American troops have left Afghanistan today, bringing an end to the longest war in American history, the commitment we've made to our service members, our veterans, Americans in Afghanistan, and our Afghan and international allies must continue unabated. President Biden must keep his promise to Americans and our allies and continue working with our partners abroad on critical humanitarian and national security priorities."
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