Fischer Statement on Closed Afghanistan Briefing

Statement

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the top Republican on the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, released the following statement today after attending a briefing with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken:

"I am frustrated after today's briefing with Secretary Austin and Secretary Blinken. This briefing should have been open to the public. Instead, it took place behind closed doors and administration officials purposefully stonewalled, limiting senators' opportunities to ask important questions.

"Nebraskans have not forgotten the terrorist attack at the Kabul airport that killed one of our own. No one has been held accountable.

"The American people deserve to hear from those responsible for what the U.S. faces now in Afghanistan and with the ongoing situation in Ukraine."

Last month, Senator Fischer joined her Senate colleagues in a letter urging the chairmen of the relevant committees to open a portion of this briefing to the public.

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