[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15373]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  ACCELERATING END TO AFGHANISTAN WAR

  (Ms. LEE of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, as we gather here for the first 
time since the election, it's important that we continue to talk about 
and work to resolve the questions that cannot wait until the 113th 
Congress. President Obama will soon be meeting with his military 
advisers and considering various plans for Afghanistan.
  My Republican colleague, Congressman Walter Jones, and I will be 
sending a letter to the President renewing our call for an accelerated 
withdrawal from Afghanistan. I encourage all Members to join us on this 
letter. Keeping our troops in Afghanistan through 2014 will not bring 
about a meaningful difference on the ground.
  Mr. Speaker, it is really time that we catch up with the American 
people, who are calling for an accelerated end to the war in 
Afghanistan. Let's bring our troops home, end the war in Afghanistan, 
and invest in jobs and nation building here.

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