{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-mullin-republican-colleagues-introduce-resolution-honoring-service-members-lost-in-abbey-gate-bombing-establishing-national-day-of-remembrance/", "Cassidy, Mullin, Republican Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring Service Members Lost in Abbey Gate Bombing, Establishing National Day of Remembrance", "2025-10-09", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "LA", "Bill Cassidy", "C001075", "www.cassidy.senate.gov", "cassidy", "https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/?jsf=jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), and a group of Republican colleagues introduced a resolution honoring the lives of the 13 brave service members who died in the bombing at Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021, and establishing a National Day of Remembrance to officially recognize the victims and their faithful service to the United States.\n\n\u201cFor 13 American families, August 26th marks another painful year without their loved ones because of the Biden-Harris administration\u2019s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. We must honor their sacrifice by demanding accountability and ensuring such failures never happen again,\u201d said Dr. Cassidy.\n\n\u201cNot a day goes by that I don\u2019t think about the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and the 13 servicemembers we lost at Abbey Gate. Four years later, not one person has been held accountable for the Biden administration\u2019s reckless decision-making that cost American lives. Our resolution will ensure no one forgets the 13 heroes who paid the ultimate sacrifice as we continue to push for answers,\u201d said Senator Mullin. \u201cWe owe it to the Americans the Biden-Harris administration left behind and those who needlessly lost their lives to provide accountability, so a disaster of this magnitude never happens again.\u201d\n\nU.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Jim Justice (R-WV), John Cornyn (R-TX), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Steve Daines (R-MT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Rick Scott (R-FL), John Hoeven (R-ND), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ted Budd (R-NC), Ashley Moody (R-FL), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), John Boozman (R-AR), Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Todd Young (R-IN) joined Cassidy and Mullin in cosponsoring the resolution.\n\n\u201cAugust 26 will always be a somber date in our nation\u2019s history, marking the day when 13 American heroes lost their lives at Abbey Gate. We will never forget their service or sacrifice,\u201d said Senator Cotton.\n\n\u201cThe Biden admin\u2019s botched Afghanistan withdrawal will forever be a stain on our nation. We will never forget the fallen 13 and all those wounded in the tragedy at Abbey Gate,\u201d said Senator Cornyn.\n\n\u201cIt is our solemn duty to honor the courageous men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation at Abbey Gate. That\u2019s why I am proud to cosponsor a resolution establishing a National Day of Remembrance. As we remember their sacrifice, we also pay tribute to the Gold Star Families who have faced unimaginable grief. We will never forget their loved ones\u2019 bravery, nor the cost of our freedom,\u201dsaid Senator Moody.\n\n\u201cThe 13 U.S. servicemembers and civilians whose lives were needlessly taken from them four years ago deserve to be remembered in history books for years to come. President Trump has gone above and beyond to honor the families of each of these fallen servicemembers, and it is now time for Congress to do the same. I am thankful for their sacrifice and honored to be a part of an important effort to ensure their heroic actions are never forgotten,\u201d said Senator Tuberville.\n\n\u201cDue to senseless policy decisions made by the Biden administration, 13 heroic servicemembers were tragically killed at Abbey Gate during America\u2019s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. While the pain felt by their loved ones will never fade, there is no better way to remember and honor the service and sacrifice of those lost that fateful day than by establishing a National Day of Remembrance,\u201d said Senator Budd.\n\nU.S. House Representative Max Miller (R-OH-07) introduced the House companion, H.J. RES 116, on August 26, 2025.\n\n\u201cFour years ago, 13 service members lost their lives at Abbey Gate in Afghanistan. These men and women embodied the values of America: Bravery, Selflessness, Dedication, and Service. As a Marine, I know the sacred responsibility we carry to honor the memory of the fallen, not just in words, but in action,\u201d said Representative Miller. \u201cI introduced a resolution to designate August 26 the official National Day of Remembrance for the victims of the bombing at Abbey Gate. A grateful nation must never forget their sacrifice.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nOn August 26, 2021, an ISIS-K suicide bomber targeted a civilian gate (Abbey Gate) at Hamid Karzai International Airport during the withdrawal of U.S. military forces and non-combatant evacuation of Kabul, Afghanistan.\n\nThe attack resulted in the death of 13 U.S. servicemembers and more than 160 Afghan civilians in the deadliest day for the U.S. military in Afghanistan since 2011.\n\nPresident Trump signed a proclamation on August 25, 2025, to commemorate the 4th anniversary of the attack.\n\nThe Resolution designates a National Day of Remembrance in honor of the American servicemembers who made the ultimate sacrifice at the bombing of Abbey Gate at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021, and expresses condolences and gratitude to the Gold Star Families of those lost.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-mullin-republican-colleagues-introduce-resolution-honoring-service-members-lost-in-abbey-gate-bombing-establishing-national-day-of-remembrance/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.2612991742789745, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}