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NOW, MEMBERS OF THE GROUP IRAQ AND VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR, HOSTED BY THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE... |
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IN HONOR FOR EVERYONE WHO IS HERE ON TIME, WE ARE GOING TO GET STARTED, AND I THINK YOU ALL FOR BEING... |
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ACT II HUNDRED 64. |
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EVERY NIGHT SHE'S THERE LATE AT NIGHT AFTER SESSIONS. BRINGING FORTH TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WHAT WE'VE... |
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THANK YOU, PARTNER. AS MEMBERS ARRIVE, I WILL INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU, BUT THEY WILL THEN HAVE THEIR... |
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THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING. I AM A IRAQ VETERAN. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF IRAQ VETERANS AGAINST... |
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THANK YOU, SERGEANT DOHERTY. I'VE BEEN PROMPTED TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT, NO MATTER WHAT, WHERE SOME... |
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MEMBERS OF THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS, THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR TESTIMONY TODAY. HEAR OUR TESTIMONY TODAY.... |
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THANK YOU, MY NAME IS SCOTT EWING. I SERVED IN IRAQ WITH THE 3rd ARM HORRY CAVALRY REGIMEN IN MARCH... |
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IN ANOTHER CASE, ONE MAN WAS SEEKING HELP. HE HAD BEEN CAUGHT BY RANDOM FIRE WHICH HAPPENED ALL THE... |
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THANK YOU. JEFFREY MILLARD. |
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I SERVED FOR NINE YEARS IN THE NEW YORK ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, 13 MONTHS OF THAT IN IRAQI OPERATION... |
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JEFF, I'M GOING O TO INTERRUPT YOU FOR JUST A SECOND. WHEN YOU SAID THAT ABOUT YOUR TESTIMONY, I WANT... |
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I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS, ESPECIALLY THE CHAIR, REPRESENTATIVE WOLSLEY AND HER... |
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THANK YOU, JEFF. CHRISTOPHER GOLDSMITH. |
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GOOD MORNING. HONORABLE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CONGRESS, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BY THANKING YOU... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DON'T GO AWAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPENNESS AND YOUR BRAVERY. THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING... |
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MY DEAR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, FOR PROVIDING THE LEADERSHIP TO BRING THE IRAQ VETERANS AGAINST THE... |
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THANK YOU. |
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I WANT TO TELL YOU HERE AND TODAY THAT I'M ON IT. I'M FOCUSED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO, BUT... |
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SHE'S THE ACKNOWLEDGE STATER OF ALL OF US. |
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THANK YOU, REPRESENTATIVE WATERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT... |
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THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. |
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I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SIT HERE WITH CONGRESS MOM WOLSLEY, COME WOMAN CONGRESSWOMAN WATERS AND... |
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THANK YOU, CONGRESSWOMAN. |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WILL HE LET ME JOIN MY COLLEAGUES IN SAYING THANK YOU.@@@@@@ @ RR YOUR SERVICE... |
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YES, CONGRESSMAN. SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP TO ME BY A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE SITTING BEHIND... |
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THIS IS PART OF YOUR TRAINING? |
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YES. THAT IS THE BASIS OF THE MILITARY, ON A BROAD SCALE, THAT IS THE BASIS AND THE FIRST STEP OF... |
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YOU ASKED IN YOUR QUESTION, CONGRESSWOMAN, WHAT CAN YOU DO TO MOVE FORWARD WITH VETERANS COMING HOME... |
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WELL, I'LL BE THE FINAL ON THE CLEAN UP BATTER FOR THIS PANEL. YOU KNOW, YOU TALK ABOUT THE APATHY... |
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THANK YOU, CONGRESSMAN, FOR YOUR QUESTION. WELL, LET ME SAY THIS. WHEN I FIRST EXITED THE MARINE ... |
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SCOTT. |
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THANK YOU, MA'AM. FOR ME, I THINK BEING INVOLVED IN IVAW HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT. I THINK I HAVE FELT... |
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THANK YOU. CHRISTOPHER. |
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AFTER BEING REMOVED FROM THE ARMY, INVOLUNTARILY, I RECEIVED VERY LITTLE HELP GETTING INTO THE VA.... |
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WELL, I THANK YOU ALL. CONGRESSWOMAN CANTER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT PANEL AND GIVE YOUR... |
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FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS FOR INVITING US TO 1350EK WITH YOU THIS MORNING.... |
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THANK YOU. |
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GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JAMES GILLIGAN, I SERVED A FOUR-YEAR AND TWO-YEAR CONTRACT FOR... |
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THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE REPRESENTATIVE KEITH ELLISON FROM MINNESOTA HAS JOINED US.... |
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YES, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING. I THINK MY BACKGROUND CAN BE SUMMARIZED BY A FORM I FILLED 9/JUNE 1999... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SERGIO. |
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MY NAME IS SERGIO CORE BEGAN FROM EUGENE, OREGON. AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL AT AGE 17 I JOINED... |
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LUIS? |
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YES. ESTEEMED CONGRESSWOMAN, THE SPIRIT OF LADY JUSTICE IS DEFINITELY IN THIS ROOM. AND FOR THAT,... |
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BUT HE IS THE FIRST GUY THAT'S SHOWN UP. YES. ANY EVENT, POLICE FORGIVE ME IN ADVANCE FOR ANY STA... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME FOR CONGRESSWOMAN AND CONGRESSMAN ELLISON TO EACH TAKE THREE... |
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THANK YOU, MADAM. |
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WE'RE COMING BACK. OKAY? WE HAVE TO GO VOTE AND COME BACK. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A VOTE RIGHT NOW.... |
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I THANK THE WITNESSES VERY MUCH AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS FOR HOSTING THIS HEARING... |
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YES, MAN, ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS DEFINITELY -- WILL HAVE LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS FOR THE MARINE CORPS.... |
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THAT'S ALL YOU WERE GIVEN? |
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WE WERE NOT GIVEN ANY -- ANY KIND OF LAWS. WE WERE NOT TOLD WE WERE ENFORCING IRAQI LAWS. I WAS IN... |
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WE HAVE TO GO. NOW, KEITH, CAN YOU COME BACK? |
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I WANT TO -- I'VE GOT A STACKED AFTERNOON. BUT THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT FOR ME TO DO THAN THIS.... |
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I MEAN IT'S NOT MY TIME. WE'RE VOTING. |
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ARE WE -- |
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LESS THAN A MINUTE. |
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LET ME JUST TELL YOU GUYS, I'LL BE BACK. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. |
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WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AND YOUR FELLOW CONGRESSMEN. GO AHEAD AND GO ON AND INVITE THEM BACK UP HERE. |
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YOU GOT IT, BUDDY. HEAR FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS CONTINUING THE FORUM WITH E-IRAQ... |
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-- CONTINUED TESTIMONY, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. I RECALL BACK WHEN THE RESOLUTION TO GIVE THE PRESIDENT... |
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THANK YOU. CONGRESSWOMAN WATERS? |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AGAIN, AS I ATTEMPTED TO COMMUNICATE TO THE PREVIOUS PANEL, I AM SO VERY PROUD... |
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IN TWO HOURS. THAT SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING REQUEST IS ABOUT $170 BILLION MORE TO CONTINUE THE WAR. AND... |
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OF THE NEWS PRESIDENT. |
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OF THE NEW PRESIDENT. SEE, THAT TAKES US JANUARY. BUT THEN 30 DAYS THAT STARTS IN FEBRUARY. AND THEN... |
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DECEMBER '09. |
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THAT'S TOO LONG FOR ME. BUT I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU SO YOU'LL KNOW WHEN TALKING TO MEMBERS... |
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MA'AM, I DON'T BELIEVE I SAID THAT. |
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WHO SAID THAT? |
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I SAID I WOULD BE WILLING TO PROVIDE NAMES OF ALL PERSONNEL INVOLVED, UNITS, LOCATES, GRID COORDINATES,... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL BE TALKING WITH YOU ABOUT THAT. LET ME JUST TRY AND FOCUS FOR A MOMENT... |
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YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE SECOND BATTLE. I WAS THERE FOR THE FIRST BATTLE WHEN THE PROOIM MARY MILITARY... |
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SO WOULD YOU CONCLUDE THAT IN FALLUJAH, WHEN OUR SOLDIERS WENT IN, THAT WHATEVER THE XLANDS WAS, WHATEVER... |
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I THINK THE MA NIPLATIONS LED THAT UNNECESSARY DEATHS HAPPENS AT THE HIGHEST POLICY MAKING LEVEL.... |
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THANK YOU. FINALLY, THE CIVILIANS WHO DIED THERE, WHO WERE IN THOSE HOUSES, WHERE IT APPEARED THAT... |
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IN TERMS OF KICKING DOWN DOORS, REFERRING TO THE SECOND BATTLE OF FALLUJAH. I'M NOT GOING TO COMMENT... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM |
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CONGRESSMAN? |
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I WANT TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP OF THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS. I CAN'T TO THANK EVERYONE HERE. MY FIRST... |
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I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT. |
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WHAT'S THAT? |
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YEA. I'D LIKE TO ANSWER THAT, SINCE I WAS A MEMBER OF THE IRAQ ENTERPRISE SNUTS WHICH CONTHRIVED... |
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DO YOU GENTLEMEN AGREE? |
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FROM MY EXPERIENCE, IT IS CLEAR THAT EVERY SPECTER RAISED IN TERMS OF POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF WITH... |
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IF I HAD MORE TIME, I'D WANT TO EXPLORE DEEPER. BUT VIE TO JUMP TO MY NEXT QUESTION. ONE OF THE RECURRENT... |
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I CAN ONLY TESTIFY I SAW ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE OF IRANIAN INVOLVEMENT WHILE I WAS THERE, THOUGH IT... |
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ADAM? THE PRESIDENT DOES AND ALL OF US DO, TOO. I'VE BEEN TO IRAQ. WHEN WE TOOK OFF FROM C-130 FROM... |
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EXCELLENT QUESTION. WHEN YOU MEET AN IRAQI TEENAGE MALE ON THE STREET YOU'RE NOT MEETING YOUR AVERAGE... |
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I SERVED -- I WAS MANNING A CHECKPOINT, RUNNING A CHECKPOINT OF THE CIVIL MILITARY OPERATIONS CENTER... |
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BUT CONGRESSMAN TO ANSWER BRIEFLY YOUR POINT ABOUT IRAN, THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT THAT IRAN HAS INFLUENCE... |
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THE WESTERNS OF THE -- THE WISHES OF THE AL MALIKI GOVERNMENT, ARE THEY THERE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF... |
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CONGRESSMAN, WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE THAT AS A RHETORICAL QUESTION. YOU AREN'T ALL WRONG. YOU ARE NOT... |
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MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR THOSE IN THE AUD QUENS I CAME BACK BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN YOU AND I BELIEVE... |
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I WOULD SAY THAT, |
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BEYOND AMASSING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, WHICH HAS DONE BEFORE TO NO AVAIL, THERE HAS TO BE... |
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AND I WOULD WELCOME THAT AND I'M NOT CUTTING YOU OFF, BUT MY TIME IS SHORT. |
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RIGHT. |
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SO I WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A FRAMEWORK. SERGIO, AM I GETTING IT RIGHT? YES.... |
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I WILL TAKE A STAND WITH LOUIS, WHAT HE SAID. |
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THANK YOU, ADAM? |
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I WOULD ONLY SUPPORT SUCH AN EFFORT IF IT WERE TIED TO MORE SUBSTANTIVE ACTION, BECAUSE WHEN JUSTICE... |
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ABSOLUTELY YES, CONGRESSWOMAN. |
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ABSOLUTELY YES. |
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ABSOLUTELY YES. |
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CONGRESSWOMAN, AS LONG AS I CAN PROVIDE DOCUMENTS. |
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ABSOLUTELY. |
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THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMMITTEES WITH JURISDICTIONS CROSSING THE RANGE, HOMELAND SECURITY, ARMED SERVICES,... |
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NONE OF US ON THE PANEL ARE, MA'AM, BUT WE HAVE NUMEROUS MEMBERS WHO ARE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE RESERVES... |
| 02:40:36 |
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WOULD YOU COMMENT, VINCENT, ON THE QUESTIONS OF YOUR PATRIOTISM BY APPEARING HERE TODAY AND PARTICIPATING... |
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I USUALLY DON'T ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS, BECAUSE MY ANSWER IS SIMPLY I'M A VETERAN, AND WE ARE THE... |
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THANK YOU. |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CONGRESSWOMAN. NOW -- WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE OUT OF THIS ROOM A HALF HOUR AGO.... |
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WE OUGHT TO OCCUPY IT. |
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THAT'S RIGHT. WE HAVE THREE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO DO. WE HAVE JEFF MILLARDS GOING TO MAKE A CLOSING... |
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I WANT TO YIELD AND SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE HEARING. I'LL ACCEPT IT AND HOPE WE'LL MEET IN... |
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SHEILA, FOR COMING BACK. |
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THANK YOU AGAIN FOR RECOGNIZING ME. I'M JEFF MILLARD, WASHINGTON, D.C. CHAPTER PRESIDENT OF IRAQ ... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DID TO PUT THIS TOGETHER, JEFF. CONGRESSWOMAN... |
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WELL, LET ME FIRST THANK ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE, ALL OF OUR WITNESSES. YOU ARE TRULY GREAT PATRIOTS.... |
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IF I MAY. |
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A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. |
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HAVING BEEN TO AFGHANISTAN AND HAVING HAD TO SEARCH FOR AL QAEDA, TALIBAN AND OSAMA BIN LADEN, I WOULD... |
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I COULD CONCUR WITH THAT. I BELIEVE IN THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE THAT SAYS THAT BETWEEN FIVE... |
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I CAN ONLY TESTIFY FROM MY EXPERIENCE, THAT IT IS CLEAR WE HAVE MADE MORE ENEMIES, BUT IT SHOULD BE... |
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WELL, THANK YOU, CONGRESSWOMAN LEE, FOR BEING PART OF THIS. THANK YOU, CONGRESSWOMAN WATERS, FOR IT... |
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