The two congressmen were reportedly there for less than 24 hours, first traveling to Kabul on their own time on a commercial plane to the UAE and then on an empty military flight, and then out of Kabul on a plane that had at least three empty seats
The House was in session on Tuesday, taking votes on a massive budget resolution and a voting rights bill. But Moulton and Meijer utilized a pandemic-era House rule to have colleagues cast their votes by proxy.on Tuesday, without naming either of the two lawmakers.
As Members of Congress, we have a duty to provide oversight on the executive branch. There is no place in the world right now where oversight matters more. We conducted this visit in secret, speaking about it only after our departure, to minimize the risk and disruption to the people on the ground, and because we were there to gather information, not to grandstand.
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