Afghanistan Peace CampaignI’m so pleased the committee has passed this important legislation to repay Americans who stepped up to do the work the Biden administration failed to do
A US House Foreign Affairs Committee press release said committee chairman Michael McCaul “applauds the passage of the bill to refund money spent by veterans, and others during the Afghanistan evacuation.”
Congressman Warren Davidson’s act, which requires the Secretary of State to submit a plan for the reimbursement of personal funds expended to evacuate American citizens, American lawful permanent residents, and Afghan allies from Afghanistan, and for other purposes, passed out of committee, the statement said.
McCaul co-sponsored the legislation and said “everyday Americans” including “thousands of US veterans – were forced to use their own money to fund these rescue operations, often draining their life savings to do what the US government should have been doing. I’m so pleased the committee has passed this important legislation to repay Americans who stepped up to do the work the Biden administration failed to do.” He said, “These heroes should be repaid for their service to our country, and I thank my colleagues from across the political spectrum who’ve supported this effort.”