Honorable Mike Honda
U.S. Representative, California, Democrat
Representative Honda, of the Fifteenth District of California, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2000. He serves on Appropriations Committee and the Budget Committee, and is the House Democratic Senior Whip. The following is excerpted from a March 22, 2012, statement on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Tragic events in the last few weeks in Afghanistan have underscored the messages I have continuously emphasized in Congress in the past. As long as we pursue military solutions to the unrest in Afghanistan while foregoing attention to economic, political, and social solutions, security…
