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Refugee we received so far, do we know they have some form of i.d., and we didnt. we heard all of these assurances that we are getting biometrically screened, a 14-step plan. i asked for them to describe the steps? what do we screen them against? isis terrorists, al qaeda terrors, what is that process, not just the steps, but describe to us in detail how are we keeping this nation safe from such a chaotic situation? >> senator, the 14-step process refers to specifically to the special immigrant ...

Days. but it is important that we go back and look at all of this. >> senator shaheen. >> thank you, mr. chairman and thank you, secretary blinken for appearing before the committee today. i appreciate and share the frustration of my colleagues over the challenges with the evacuation over the situation of special immigrant visa and the talibans treatment of women and other minorities. i agree with your assessment that where we were when we got to that evacuation was because of the failure of bot...

Period of time under such difficult circumstances. i want to get to where we are today. during this process the state department was very open to all members of congress, democrats, republicans, as we filtered information into you about vulnerable people in an effort to get them out of afghanistan. today our offices are still being die luged. can you share with us the process that you are using in order to filter information about americans that are still in afghanistan who wanted to leave, thos...

0 for the unity of our country. i thank you very much for the way that you have kept us engaged and informed as decisions have been made. as you pointed out, the biden administration was dealt a very difficult hand on the withdrawal from afghanistan. we all recognize we needed to withdraw, the options were extremely limited. the mistakes made by previous administrations, weve talked about it. i think we need to understand that many of us did not support the 2002 campaign to go into iraq. one of ...

0 i thank you very much for the way that you have kept us engaged and informed as decisions have been made. as you pointed out, the biden administration was dealt a very difficult hand on the withdrawal from afghanistan. we all recognize we needed to withdrawal and the options were extremely limited. the mistakes made by previous administrations, we talked about it, but i think we need to understand that many of us did not support the 2002 campaign to go into iraq. one of those reasons was we wa...

0 so i thank you very much for the way that you have kept us engaged and informed as decisions have been made. as as you pointed out, the biden administration was dealt a very difficult hand on the withdrawal from afghanistan. we all recognized we needed to withdrawal the options were extremely limited. the mistakes made by previous administrations, weve talked about it, but i think we need to understand that many of us did not support the 2002 campaign to go into iraq. and one of those reasons ...

Afghans, im curious if youre getting the information you need in terms of numbers of people who are still in country who need to get out and also in terms of some of the hurdles. were hearing about some applications that are stuck because they need that in person interview which could be done in a third country but getting to that third country could prove to be nearly impossible for folks? >> we have gotten numbers out from the administration as to how many we think are still in the siv process...

American citizens leaving afghanistan in. >> my officer, men and women ran into the building from around the world to help. >> its a simple yes or no. you can do it with mr. connely, you can do it with me. you didnt block anybody? >> no. >> how many afghans not meeting the qualifications of siv have been brought to united states? how many afghan citizens came to the united states that have not met the qualifications for special immigrant visa? >> were in the process -- >> how many? how many did ...

>> to the contrary, my officers men and women ran into the building from around the world to help americans. >> yes or no. can you do it with me. yes or no? >> just want to clarify. you didnt block anybody. state didnt block anybody? >> no. >> we were there to help americans get out. >> how many afghans not meeting the qualifications of siv have been brought to the united states prior to -- i want to know how many afghan citizens came to the united states and have not met the qualifications for ...

>> none. your testimony is that state didnt block any american citizens leaving afghanistan. >> to the contrary. my officers, men and women ran into the building -- >> its a yes or no. i heard you do it with mr. conley. you can do it with me. just want to clarify. you didnt block anybody. >> no. they were there to help americans -- >> how many afghans not meeting the qualifications of siv have been brought to the united states prior to -- i want to know how many afghan citizens that came to the ...