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On the recordJune 9, 2016
Yes. Mr. McCAIN. Suppose this unanimous consent request is objected to by a Member. Would my colleague say the blood of these interpreters who will be killed and their families murdered is on their hands? Would my friend say that just because they didn't get their amendment--by the way, I offered Senator Lee the chance to bring up his amendment on the issue of women in the Selective Service, and he turned that down. He said he wanted to take up his other amendment first. Let the record be clear that I immediately approached him and asked: When do you want to take up the amendment on Selective Service? He said: That is not my priority. My priority is this one here, which apparently he will object to. If we don't do this and those people are killed by the Taliban because they have to stay in Afghanistan--the Senator from South Carolina would agree they are the No. 1 target--wouldn't you say that those who objected to their having freedom in the United States of America have blood on their hands?
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Lindsey Graham
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