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Earlier so there would not have been a bigger surgeon the siv issue. i recognize, i think it is only fair to put in context, that your own testimony suggests that there was a 17,000 siv backlog that hadnt -- nine months had passed by without a single interview. so obviously you inherited a significant backlog. but how many sieves -- sivs we awarded during the trump administration. >> i dont have the numbers in front of me, over the course of the administration there must have been several though...

Are going to let in. we need to protect and prioritize these iraqis and afghans who aligned with our diplomats and war fighters by providing essential mission support. olivia troye today saying, quote, mattis and others sent memos. we all knew the urgency, but the resources had been depleted. well, what does that mean? why were the resources depleted? well, she has the story. she was there. she says, quote, there were cabinet meetings abouthi during the trump administration where stephen miller ...

Human rights community who have targets on their back from the taliban and many want to leave the country, but they have no provision to get out. >> and that is such an important issue. and i know it is one that you know well. that there are many people who over the last two decades have spoken out more about women and girls rights in afghanistan. but they are not eligible for the siv program because they did not actually work for the united states for a specific amount of time. but they will ha...