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I had the pleasure of serving in the United States Navy for 26 years, eventually retiring as a Navy SEAL senior chief with multiple combat deployments. Now, as a member of the United States House of Representatives, I am proud to serve as chairman of the House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, where I oversee the transition from active-duty service member to veteran.
Serving my fellow veterans, and most importantly ending the scourge of veteran suicide, is my top priority in Congress. Tragically, President Joe Biden has failed our men and women in uniform, starting with the needless deaths of 13 service members and leaving behind as many as 9,000 Americans to live under Taliban rule during his disgraceful abandonment of Afghanistan.
President Donald Trump’s record of support for our veterans and military families stands in stark contrast to Biden’s failures. That is why I am proud to be a leading voice in supporting President Trump and his “Veterans for Trump” coalition.
Between 1.9 and 3 million U.S. service members have served in post-9/11 war operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. In August 2021, Biden failed all of us when he orchestrated a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan that killed U.S….
