Press Releases

U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, MI-02, released the following statement tonight in reaction to the President's address to the nation on the U.S. involvement in Libya:

"There was not much in the President's speech tonight about our goals in Libya that required 10 days to clarify before coming to the American people, nor the two weeks it will be before Congress gets its first official briefing from the Administration this Wednesday. While NATO will officially take the lead with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates providing a limited role, what are we doing to garner support from the Arab League and the region's interests? The President was vague on what exactly the U.S.'s commitments day-to-day would be going forward as a 'supporting role' in that coalition and how that would differ from what we've already put forth. He also reiterated that, 'while our military mission is narrowly focused on saving lives, we continue to pursue the broader goal of a Libya that belongs not to a dictator, but to its people,' which again does not clearly define when our engagement there will end. How do we ultimately define success there? We still have a number of unanswered questions."

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