McKeon Statement on HASC Markup of H. Res 644

Statement

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) made the following statement about the Committee's markup of H. Res 644 today:

"Today the Committee took one of many steps to hold the Administration accountable for breaking the law and putting American's at risk with their ill considered transfer of senior Taliban terrorists. The Armed Services Committee will also continue to insist on accountability as our official investigation into the transfer moves forward. There is still much about the President's decision on transferring these terrorists, and the Administration deliberations on informing Congress, that we must better understand.

"Some might draw a partisan conclusion from today's markup, but that is a false narrative. Either by voting in favor of the underlying resolution, or by supporting Mr. Smith's amendment, nearly every member of this committee expressed their feelings about the Presidet's disregard for the law. Despite the final vote we are nearly unanimous in our disapproval of the President's action. That is a bi-partisan rebuke no White House can be comfortable with."

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