U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs

06/22/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/22/2021 22:18

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

Media Contact 202-225-5021

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 No One Left Behind, Special Operations Association of America, Special Forces Association, and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America 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, Special Operations Association of America, Special Forces Association, and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

Where: House Triangle

Members of the media can RSVP to attend by emailing Gaby Hurt ([email protected]) by Wednesday, June 23,at 10AM ET

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