[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 24, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H4358-H4359]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   AMERICANS STRANDED IN AFGHANISTAN

  (Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, President Biden's failure 
to safely withdraw our troops from Afghanistan has resulted in American 
civilians being attacked in broad daylight on the streets of Kabul as 
they attempt to reach the airport.
  As I speak today, Americans are being stranded behind enemy lines. 
Our top priority must be to bring them home safely. Now is not the time 
for taking vacations or giving canned remarks from the west wing.
  Now is the time for American leadership, and President Biden has 
failed us in this regard. The evidence is clear, the fall of 
Afghanistan is Joe Biden's Saigon.
  Today, my prayers are with the military that they have redeployed and 
are working to end this crisis. They are also with the American 
citizens who remain today stranded in Afghanistan.

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