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Washington, DC – U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) today made the following statement after she voted against funding for the war in Afghanistan:

“I am very concerned that our country is engaged in an open-ended effort in Afghanistan with now higher troop levels.

“Earlier this month, I cast my vote to change course in Afghanistan.  I voted to make a timeline to safely bring our troops home, and I voted to stop any surge in troop levels.  Those amendments failed. I cannot support the bill before the House today because it is silent on those critical issues even as concerns about our policy in Afghanistan continue to grow.”