GOP lawmakers demand House consider Afghanistan bill requiring evacuation plan, updates on Americans

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., called Monday for the chamber to return from its recess to consider legislation that would mandate reports on Americans left behind in Afghanistan following President Biden’s decision to stick to an Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline.

The California lawmaker asserted "hundreds" of Americans are still on the ground in Afghanistan – contradicting the latest figures released by the State Department. He warned that Biden's decision to maintain his original deadline has "ramifications beyond just Afghanistan." "The question will be for those Democratic members, are they going to stand behind the action, the decision to leave Americans behind? Because we will not," McCarthy said. "We will not leave them behind. We need a plan to get them out and we need to have that voice tomorrow."