McGovern remarks on 2000th death in Afghanistan

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M. Speaker - On October 2nd, while Congress was campaigning, the Pentagon registered the 2,000th fatality in Afghanistan, the longest war in American history. Today, that number has risen to 2,026. It is imperative that we all remember the terrible human price that has been paid, is being paid, and will continue to be paid by our troops in Afghanistan and their families. This…

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern joined by 86 members of Congress in commending early combat withdrawal from Afghanistan

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87 House Members Commend Early Combat Withdrawal from Afghanistan Washington, D.C. . . . Eighty seven Members of Congress, including nine Republicans, sent a letter today to President Obama praising the administration's decision to bring home all combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2013. On February 1, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced that the United States…