Tag: peter meijer

House Leaders Say Congressmen Shouldn’t Have Gone on Secret Afghanistan Trip

The two congressmen who went on a secret trip to Afghanistan to observe the evacuation process should not have gone, House leaders from both parties said Wednesday. “It was not, in my view, a good idea,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told reporters in Washington. “This is deadly serious. I do not want members to…


Two House Lawmakers on Secret Trip in Afghanistan to Oversee Evacuation

Two U.S. House lawmakers said they were in Kabul on Aug. 24 to conduct oversight of the evacuation effort at the city’s international airport. Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) and Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) visited the airport on Tuesday, according to Moulton. “Witnessing our young Marines and soldiers at the gates, navigating a confluence of humanity as…


2 House Lawmakers Take Secret Trip to Afghanistan to Oversee Evacuation

Two U.S. House lawmakers said they were in Kabul to conduct oversight of the evacuation effort at the city’s international airport. Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) and Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) visited the airport on Aug. 24, according to Moulton. “Witnessing our young Marines and soldiers at the gates, navigating a confluence of humanity as raw and…


Michigan County GOP Censures Rep. Meijer Over Vote to Impeach Trump

The executive committee of the Calhoun County Republican Party in Michigan voted on Feb. 11 to censure Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump, according to The Detroit News. The censure is the first of its kind for Meijer, but several other Republicans who voted to impeach Trump had…