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Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced an amendment to the NDAA on Tuesday that would end America's war in Afghanistan and provide for the orderly withdrawal of troops therefrom.

Gaetz and Biggs introduced Sen. Rand Paul's S.J. Res. 12, the AFGHAN Services Act, as an amendment to H.R. 6395, which is the legislation for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

WASHINGTON – A series of White House attacks on Dr. Anthony Fauci underscore President Donald Trump's dilemma over how to handle a high-profile adviser within his administration who has a penchant for straight talk and whose popularity exceeds the president's own.

GILBERT, ARIZONA – This week, Congressman Andy Biggs, along with Congressman Matt Gaetz, introduced Senator Rand Paul's S.J. Res. 12, the AFGHAN Services Act, as an amendment to H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.

Conservative Republicans are pushing an amendment to the annual defense spending bill in the House that would rescind authorization from troops in Afghanistan.

The amendment would alter the National Defense Authorization Act to include language rescinding the Authorization for Use of Military Force established in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The House Freedom Caucus on Thursday called on President Donald Trump, as well as state and local officials, not to let the coronavirus pandemic prevent the reopening of schools this fall.

"It is more harmful to keep children locked out of schools and less harmful and less risky for children to go back to schools, and that's the bottom line. It's as simple as that," Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., said at an outdoor press conference on the Capitol grounds.

Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) wrote a letter to President Donald Trump, urging him to withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan "immediately."

"Thank you for leadership and effort to bring our troops home and end the endless wars. We, the undersigned, respectfully request you immediately withdraw all U.S. military personnel from Afghanistan and Iraq," Biggs and Massie wrote to Trump.

WASHINGTON – Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Thursday that divisiveness in politics has likely hurt the country's response to the coronavirus.