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Brian Mast: Let's be bipartisanly honest here for a moment. We just walked out of probably the most bipartisan moment in the last…

On the recordAugust 24, 2021
Let's be bipartisanly honest here for a moment. We just walked out of probably the most bipartisan moment in the last couple of years, a classified briefing with the Joint Chiefs, the Secretary, the Secretary of State, and others. There are things that, real-world, need to be done where Americans are at risk. They are cut off, and they are stranded. They are now in the situation where they are the hostages of Afghanistan because of everything that has been allowed to transpire under President Biden. And in this body, we are going to walk out of that classified briefing concerned behind closed doors but do nothing--do absolutely nothing--on the floor of the House. I am going to say the same thing I just said a few minutes ago: What the hell are we doing? Let's say that again: There are Americans cut off who need our help, and there are Special Immigrant Visa applicants cut off who need our help right now who will be killed. We heard the descriptions of the dangers in the briefing we just got out of. Defeat the previous question and bring up the only thing that this body will do in this entire week that has anything to do with what is going on in Afghanistan. This is the only opportunity, the only thing that is going on related to Afghanistan in this body. That is unconscionable. How in the world is that the case?…
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Brian Mast
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Aug 24, 2021

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