-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- bergman joins over 20 gop house colleagues to seek specific assurances on taliban deal in a letter sent on wednesday evening to secretary of state mike pompeo and secretary of defense mark esper, i joined house gop conference chair liz cheney to seek assurance that the security of the american people not be put in the hands of the taliban. the letter can be read here . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- bergman continues fighting for cherry growers this week i led a bipartisan letter with members of the michigan congressional delegation to customs and border protection (cbp) in support of the tart cherry industry's allegation against improper turkish trade practices. 