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On the recordAugust 16, 2021
There’s a lot that we can be doing right now speed it up, so to speak. We need to be doing, as we have been, the steady and progressive evacuation of those people who have supported and helped us.
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Chrissy Houlahan
Democratic · Pennsylvania
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msnbc.com

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Representative Houlahan discusses the need for expedited evacuation of Afghan allies.

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