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Howard Berman: “I certainly don't know that that is true, and I would be stunned if it were. I would be stunned if our dedicated…”

On the recordMay 22, 2007
I certainly don't know that that is true, and I would be stunned if it were. I would be stunned if our dedicated employees in a very difficult foreign mission or in the military were out promising things they couldn't deliver. I don't think our folks operate like that. I think they were processing applications in case and in the event that we increased the number of visas because the demand was so urgent. The gentleman from Oregon talked about 4 million refugees. We are talking about an infinitesimal subset that worked for us in our campaign efforts in Iraq.
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Howard Berman
California
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Addressing concerns about visa processing for Iraqi allies during a discussion on foreign policy.

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