A fairly sizeable group of lawmakers from both parties in the Congress will meet late this afternoon with President Obama about his plans on Afghanistan.  Here is the list provided by the White House.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives:

·      House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA

·      Representative Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader, D-MD

·      Representative John Boehner, Republican Leader, R-OH

·      Representative James Clyburn, Majority Whip, D-SC

·      Representative Eric Cantor, Republican Whip, R-VA

·      Representative Ike Skelton, Armed Services Committee Chairman, D-MO

·      Representative Howard "Buck" McKeon, Armed Services Committee Ranking Member, R-CA

·      Representative Howard Berman, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, D-CA

·      Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member R-FL

·      Representative David Obey, Appropriations Committee Chairman, D-WI

·      Representative Jerry Lewis, Appropriations Committee Ranking Member, R-CA

·      Representative Nita Lowey, State & Foreign Operations Subcommittee Chairman, D-NY

·      Representative Kay Granger, State & Foreign Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member, R-TX

·      Representative John "Jack" Murtha, Defense Subcommittee Chairman, D-PA

·      Representative Bill Young, Defense Subcommittee Ranking Member, R-FL

·      Representative Silvestre Reyes, Intelligence Committee Chairman, D-TX

·      Representative Peter Hoekstra, Intelligence Committee Ranking Member, R-MI

Members of the U.S. Senate:

·      Senator Harry Reid, Majority Leader, D-NV

·      Senator Dick Durbin, Majority Whip, D-IL

·      Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican Leader, R-KY

·      Senator Jon Kyl, Republican Whip, R-AZ

·      Senator Carl Levin, Armed Services Committee Chairman, D-MI

·      Senator John McCain, Armed Services Committee Ranking Member, R-AZ

·      Senator Daniel Inouye, Appropriations Committee Chairman and Defense Subcommittee Chairman, D-HI

·      Senator Thad Cochran, Appropriations Committee Ranking Member and Defense Subcommittee Ranking Member, R-MS

·      Senator John Kerry, Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, D-MA

·      Senator Richard Lugar, Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member, R-IN

·      Senator Patrick Leahy, Foreign Operations Subcommittee Chairman, D-VT

·      Senator Judd Gregg, Foreign Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member, R-NH

·      Senator Dianne Feinstein, Intelligence Committee Chair, D-CA

·      Senator Kit Bond, Intelligence Committee Ranking Member, R-MO