[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 129 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H3806-H3807]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                         THE ALLIES ACT OF 2021

  (Mr. CONNOLLY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, after 20 years, the United States is 
winding down its involvement in a long, protracted war in Afghanistan, 
but we have an obligation to the men and women who have served with 
Allied forces who put themselves at risk, especially the interpreters.
  I am proud of the fact that the first 2,500 of those people will be, 
in fact, located in Virginia for processing as we try to protect them 
and their families for their service in a noble cause.
  Mr. Speaker, I look forward to voting for the bill that will be 
coming up later this morning, and I thank Mr. Crow, particularly, for 
his leadership in this matter.

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