Sens. Wyden, Merkley Press President Biden to Redirect Defense Funding to Assist Afghans
September 16, 2021
September 16, 2021
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021:
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today requested that in response to the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Biden administration reallocate unspent funds previously appropriated for the Department of Defense's Afghanistan war effort to meet the vast Afghan humanitarian and relocation needs.
There is an estimated $2.9 billion in unspent funds approp . . .
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today requested that in response to the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Biden administration reallocate unspent funds previously appropriated for the Department of Defense's Afghanistan war effort to meet the vast Afghan humanitarian and relocation needs.
There is an estimated $2.9 billion in unspent funds approp . . .