Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement in response an address from His Excellency Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, to a joint session of Congress:

“President Ghani today reminded us that freedom is in fact not free, and I appreciate his humbling gratitude for the sacrifices we have already made and the American lives we have already lost.  They are too great to turn our back on a free Afghanistan.  We must continue to provide Afghanistan the support it needs to continue its fight against radical Islam and for a unified government and humanitarian reform.  I am encouraged that President Obama has agreed to maintain current troop levels in Afghanistan this year.  As we look towards 2016, I hope drawdown decisions will continue to be based on need, rather than deadlines.”

Congressman Steve Womack has represented Arkansas’s Third Congressional District since 2011 and serves on the House Appropriations Defense, Financial Services and General Government, and Labor-Health and Human Services subcommittees and the House Committee on the Budget.

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