Bill Text: MI HR0177 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: A resolution to demand that President Biden and the United States Congress provide no support to the Taliban, either direct or indirect, including but not limited to aid.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 27-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-11-03 - Adopted [HR0177 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2021-HR0177-Enrolled.html

 

 

house resolution no.177

Reps. LaFave, Markkanen, O'Malley, Outman, Borton, Damoose, Eisen, Hoitenga, Posthumus, Calley, Whiteford, Mueller, Clements, Howell, Allor, VanSingel, Maddock, Meerman, Bellino, Beson, Griffin, Paquette, Rendon, Roth, Wakeman, Wozniak and Yaroch offered the following resolution:

A resolution to demand that President Biden and the United States Congress provide no support to the Taliban, either direct or indirect, including but not limited to aid.

Whereas, Over the past 20 years, the United States has provided billions of dollars in foreign aid to Afghanistan. The foreign aid had been used to help Afghan leaders establish a stable government and support the human rights of Afghan citizens; and

Whereas, Despite the billions of dollars that the United States provided Afghanistan in foreign aid, Taliban fighters overran several provincial capitals less than two weeks after the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country. This led to the departure of Afghanistan’s president and the total collapse of the established government; and

Whereas, Attempting to use money as leverage to persuade the Taliban will prove to be futile and dangerous. The Taliban, unlike the previous Afghan leaders, have no reason to prioritize the stability and safety of the Afghan people. Providing financial support to Afghanistan would only strengthen the Taliban’s efforts to terrorize its citizens and smother revolutions in their crib; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we demand that President Biden and the United States Congress provide no support to the Taliban, either direct or indirect, including but not limited to aid; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the United States Senate, and the Michigan congressional delegation.

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