[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 162 (Monday, September 20, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H4534-H4535]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             INDEPENDENT RESCUE OPERATIONS FROM AFGHANISTAN

  (Mrs. KIM of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KIM of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to thank 
veterans, non-governmental organizations, congressional offices, and 
ordinary citizens who have stepped up where the Biden administration 
has failed to save the lives of Americans and our Afghan allies who 
fought alongside U.S. troops and now are trapped behind enemy lines.
  In many cases they have taken the lead in helping Americans and our 
allies flee the country through independent rescue operations.
  Veterans like marines Andrew Darlington and Jeremy Horton who worked 
with my office tirelessly helped those Afghans whom they fought

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alongside. They served our country honorably in uniform and did so 
again when they were called.
  The administration's withdrawal has been a failure, but these 
individuals who have volunteered to be on the front lines of saving 
lives are heroes, and they have shown the world why we are an 
exceptional people. This is not about politics; this is about America 
keeping the promises we made. Our mission is not over.

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