MEDIA ADVISORY: McCaul, Blumenauer, Kinzinger, Crow Host Bipartisan Press Conference to Call for Action on Afghan SIV Backlog

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MEDIA ADVISORY: McCaul, Blumenauer, Kinzinger, Crow Host Bipartisan Press Conference to Call for Action on Afghan SIV Backlog

The following press release was published by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on June 21, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

Washington, DC - On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at 3:00pm ET House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), and Jason Crow (D-CO), will host a bipartisan press conference with veterans of special operations, Afghan interpreters, and veteran advocacy groups to call on the Biden Administration to expedite support for those Afghans still awaiting their special immigrant visas (SIV).

What: Press conference to call for action to address SIV backlog

Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at 3PM ET

Who: Lead Republican McCaul (R-TX), Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), and Jason Crow (D-CO), No One Left Behind, Veterans of Special Operations, and Afghan interpreters.

Where: House Triangle

Members of the media can RSVP to attend by emailing Gaby Hurt (gaby.hurt@mail.house.gov) by Wednesday, June 23, at 10AM ET.

Source: House Committee on Foreign Affairs

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