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Summer Lee: “All of us were called by our constituents to help Afghans who had helped us.”

On the recordOctober 20, 2021
All of us were called by our constituents to help Afghans who had helped us.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Jackson Lee emphasizes the responsibility to assist Afghan allies.

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