{"id":703470,"date":"2021-08-31T14:21:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T18:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=703470"},"modified":"2021-08-31T14:21:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T18:21:28","slug":"house-dems-block-afghanistan-withdrawal-transparency-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dems-block-afghanistan-withdrawal-transparency-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"House Dems Block Afghanistan Withdrawal Transparency Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-dems-block-afghanistan-withdrawal-transparency-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=703470&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div readability=\"29.853249475891\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"article-category\"><a class href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/\">National Security<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-excerpt\">Bill would force White House to disclose &#8216;any agreements between the United States and the Taliban&#8217;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-thumbnail-container relative lg:mr-24 w-full my-4 mb-8\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"736\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1318006664-736x491-1.jpg\" class=\"w-full lazyload blur-up wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1318006664-736x491-1.jpg 736w, https:\/\/s1.freebeacon.com\/up\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1318006664-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s1.freebeacon.com\/up\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1318006664-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s1.freebeacon.com\/up\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1318006664-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s1.freebeacon.com\/up\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1318006664-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/s1.freebeacon.com\/up\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1318006664-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"absolute text-white p-4 w-full text-right text-xs bottom-0 bg-black opacity-75\">\n\t\t\t\tRep. Mike Gallagher (R., Wis.) gives opening remarks at hearing with the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information System in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. \/ Getty Images\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"text-gray text-xs md:text-lg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/author\/collin-anderson\/\" title=\"Posts by Collin Anderson\" class=\"author url fn text-red-700\" rel=\"author\">Collin Anderson<\/a> \u2022 August 31, 2021 2:05 pm<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"85.317110853611\">\n<p><span>House Democrats on Tuesday blocked a GOP bill that would ensure transparency on President Joe Biden&#8217;s botched Afghanistan withdrawal and prohibit U.S. support to the Taliban.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Afghanistan Withdrawal Oversight and Liability Act, authored by Rep. Mike Gallagher (R., Wis.), would&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gallagher.house.gov\/sites\/gallagher.house.gov\/files\/Afghanistan%20Withdrawal%20and%20Oversight%20Liability%20Act.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>require<\/span><\/a><span> Biden to submit withdrawal reports to Congress, including one that details how many Americans remain in Afghanistan and another that discloses &#8220;any agreements between the United States and the Taliban.&#8221; When House Republicans submitted a unanimous consent request to consider the bill, however, Democratic leadership shot it down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;We tried to introduce new legislation today to do whatever is necessary to save our citizens that President Biden left behind in Afghanistan, to make sure that we are not paying ransom to terrorists, to make sure that Congress has a full account of the billions of dollars worth of equipment we left behind, and to make sure that we are not\u2014as the administration is hinting at right now\u2014going to recognize the Taliban government going forward,&#8221; Gallagher said during a Tuesday press conference. &#8220;W<\/span><span>hen I asked unanimous consent to do that on the floor a few minutes ago, I was gaveled down.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The move comes just weeks after Biden <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-waived-congressional-mandate-for-report-on-afghanistan-withdrawal-risks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>waived<\/span><\/a><span> a mandate that would have compelled his administration to provide a report to Congress about the risks of leaving Afghanistan. Biden dropped the mandate in June, arguing that disclosing the information to Congress could undermine &#8220;the national security interests of the United States.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Some vulnerable House Democrats have scrambled to distance themselves from Biden&#8217;s Afghanistan withdrawal. Rep. Susan Wild (D., Pa.), for example, said last week the evacuation &#8220;has been egregiously mishandled&#8221; and called on Congress to &#8220;secure answers form the Biden administration about what went wrong.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But others have echoed Biden&#8217;s talking points to praise the withdrawal. Rep. Charlie Crist (D., Fla.), who is running to unseat GOP governor Ron DeSantis, called the evacuation effort &#8220;incredible&#8221; in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCharlieCrist\/status\/1432466428947480578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Monday statement<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span>Rep. Michael McCaul (R., Texas) said on Tuesday the GOP will &#8220;investigate&#8221; Biden&#8217;s Afghanistan withdrawal &#8220;with or without&#8221; Democrats. According to House Armed Services Committee ranking member Rep. Mike Rogers (R., Ala.), Gallagher intends to &#8220;bring up all components of his resolution&#8221; during a committee markup session tomorrow morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update 2:15 p.m.<\/strong>: This piece has been updated.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Security Bill would force White House to disclose &#8216;any agreements between the United States and the Taliban&#8217;  Rep. 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