WEBVTT - The Truth with Lisa Boothe: Biden Leaves Americans Behind...Again

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Biden left Americans behind in Afghanistan, so it's sad

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<v Speaker 1>but not surprising that he seems to be doing the

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<v Speaker 1>same in Gaza. We know that Americans are being held

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<v Speaker 1>hostage by Hamas in Gaza, So what is this administration

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<v Speaker 1>doing about it? If anything, I never thought there would

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<v Speaker 1>be a day where we would have a president so

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<v Speaker 1>unconcerned about leaving Americans behind enemy lines. We'll talk to

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<v Speaker 1>one Senator who's trying to do something about it. Senator

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<v Speaker 1>Marshall Blackburn of Tennessee is putting pressure on this administration

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<v Speaker 1>to formally recognize those Americans trapped in Gaza as hostages

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<v Speaker 1>under federal law. We'll talk about the importance of that

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<v Speaker 1>distinction and what she's trying to do to bring these

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<v Speaker 1>Americans home. We'll also get her take on the conflict

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<v Speaker 1>more broadly, and the funding fight that's taking place on

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<v Speaker 1>Capitol Hill over Israel funding and Ukraine funding. Stay tuned

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<v Speaker 1>for Senator Marshall Blackburn. Senator Blackburn, it's always an honor

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<v Speaker 1>to have you on the show. You have rightfully been

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<v Speaker 1>putting pressure on the Biden administration to formally recognize the

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<v Speaker 1>American citizens who are being held hostage in Gaza under

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<v Speaker 1>federal law. Why is that distinction important? And also why

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<v Speaker 1>has this administration not done that?

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<v Speaker 2>It is a puzzling why they have not done that, Lisa.

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<v Speaker 2>When you look at our code, our laws and you

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<v Speaker 2>read eighteen USC. One two three, what you see is

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<v Speaker 2>the definition of a hostage. It's someone that is being

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<v Speaker 2>held or detained against their will and an entity or

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<v Speaker 2>government or organization that is making a demand of our government.

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<v Speaker 2>So that is how we classify that. And we all

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<v Speaker 2>know of the Israelis that were taken hostage and taken

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<v Speaker 2>into Gaza, and we continue to pray for these families

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<v Speaker 2>with loss of life and with hostages that have been taken.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you look at the situation in Gaza and

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<v Speaker 2>what we realize after Jake Sullivan was on Face the

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<v Speaker 2>Nation last weekend was he said, we have about five

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<v Speaker 2>hundred Americans, aid workers and civilians who were there visiting

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<v Speaker 2>friends and families. Five hundred Americans who were there. The

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<v Speaker 2>situation is challenging their negotiating with Hamas to allow these

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<v Speaker 2>individuals to leave Gaza. Now we know that Egypt had

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<v Speaker 2>said they were ready to receive foreign nationals who were

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<v Speaker 2>stuck in Gaza. Israel had said yes, let's get them out,

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<v Speaker 2>but it was Hamas who was making demands. And then

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<v Speaker 2>John Kirby, the spokesperson for the National Security Council, comes

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<v Speaker 2>out and reiterate said and then you also have someone

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<v Speaker 2>from the State Department that is reiterating that. So I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know why they do not want to say, Hamas,

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<v Speaker 2>we consider this to be hostage taking if you are

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<v Speaker 2>not allowing them to leave, and you are making demands

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<v Speaker 2>of us, do not touch these American citizens. And that

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<v Speaker 2>is the kind of force that when you're dealing with

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<v Speaker 2>a terrorist group, they understand force, and when you start

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<v Speaker 2>trying to appease them, they are not going to pay

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<v Speaker 2>attention to you and your demands.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, that's probably the best way to sum up

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<v Speaker 1>this administration as appeasement. You know, when you look at

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<v Speaker 1>a rhyme, when you look at how they dealt with

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<v Speaker 1>the Taliban and exiting Afghanistan. Do you know, Senator, what attempts,

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<v Speaker 1>if any, have been made to try to bring or

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<v Speaker 1>people home. I mean, are are they giving you any

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<v Speaker 1>answer on what attempts they're taking.

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<v Speaker 2>I've sent a letter over to the White House to

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<v Speaker 2>Jake Sullivan to ask what are you doing and see

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<v Speaker 2>the American people need to know. They know that there

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<v Speaker 2>are American citizens who are not being permitted to leave Gaza.

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<v Speaker 2>They know that Hamas is in charge in Gaza. They

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<v Speaker 2>know that Hamas is making demands and trying to negotiate

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<v Speaker 2>with the US. So what are these demands? Are they

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<v Speaker 2>looking for more aid? Because we also know that AID

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<v Speaker 2>is not making it to the Palestinian people. We know

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<v Speaker 2>that Hamas is intercepting that aid. This is why Israel

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<v Speaker 2>has been consistent in saying please, if you're in Gaza City,

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<v Speaker 2>move to the south, get down to the Rapa Gate.

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<v Speaker 2>And of course the AID Agency it would be helpful

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<v Speaker 2>for them to be able to centralize this ade. But

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<v Speaker 2>it has just been perplexing that there has been so

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<v Speaker 2>little said about the Americans that are there in gossip.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, sata I wanted to ask you. Biden launched this.

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<v Speaker 1>White House launched its first ever national strategy to counter

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<v Speaker 1>Islamophobia at a time when we've seen anti Semitic incidents

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<v Speaker 1>increase by nearly four hundred percent since the terror attacks

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<v Speaker 1>in Israel. I mean, we see it on college campuses,

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<v Speaker 1>we're seeing it across the country. It's not being targeted

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<v Speaker 1>at Muslims, right, This hate is being targeted at Jews.

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<v Speaker 1>So why can't this administration just find the moral clarity

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<v Speaker 1>to condemn what is happening to Jews? I mean, you

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<v Speaker 1>know this isn't being directed at Muslims, So why why

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<v Speaker 1>do they feel compelled to do this? You know, what

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<v Speaker 1>do you think is behind that?

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<v Speaker 2>We know from this administration and the Obama administration, and

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<v Speaker 2>of course some of the same people are running the

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<v Speaker 2>show on these issues, that they have been sympathetic to Iran.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why you had the Iran nuclear deal, the twenty

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen deal. Now you've recently had the six billion dollar

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<v Speaker 2>ransom payment to Iran. So we know that there is

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<v Speaker 2>that sympathy to them, that thinking that they could appease

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<v Speaker 2>them and move them to a point that they would

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<v Speaker 2>give up on trying to construct nuclear weapons, that they

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<v Speaker 2>would give up on trying to push back on the US.

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<v Speaker 2>But what you have to realize is that Russia, China, Iran,

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<v Speaker 2>North Korea, that's your new access of evil. Iran is

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<v Speaker 2>the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism. They give a

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<v Speaker 2>loss about one hundred million dollars a year. They make

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<v Speaker 2>the same payment over to has look, same payment over

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<v Speaker 2>to the Hohofis, same payment over to ISIS Syria and

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<v Speaker 2>also to isis Arak, and they're the ones that are

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<v Speaker 2>funding these acts now, Lisa, I think also we have

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<v Speaker 2>to look at some of the people that are there

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<v Speaker 2>in the administration. You have Robert Malley and he was

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<v Speaker 2>a big part of that first Iran nuclear deal team.

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<v Speaker 2>And also Arianne to Boudubai and she was a part

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<v Speaker 2>of the first team and now this second team. She

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<v Speaker 2>also is chief of staff to the Deputy Secretary over

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<v Speaker 2>at the Department of Defense. These people have top level

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<v Speaker 2>security clearances. Now. They also were quite involved with the

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<v Speaker 2>Iran Experts Initiative, which was second generation RUNI that were

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<v Speaker 2>in the US that were going to help change the

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<v Speaker 2>image of Iran. This all started before that twenty fifteen

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<v Speaker 2>a raw nuclear deal. Now Robert Mally's security clearance has

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<v Speaker 2>been pulled and he's been suspended, but Miss Tabadabai is

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<v Speaker 2>still with her clearance and still employed over at the

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<v Speaker 2>Department of Defense. So you have these sympathizers that are there.

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<v Speaker 2>These people ought to be fired. They should never have

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<v Speaker 2>had these these clearances. We know for a fact We've

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<v Speaker 2>seen emails where Miss t Badabay was coming to the

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<v Speaker 2>Hill to testify and she emailed emailed from her federal

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<v Speaker 2>account emailed over to someone at the Iran Foreign Ministry

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<v Speaker 2>to say, Hey, I'm going over to the old testify.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you want me to say? Now? We should

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<v Speaker 2>put our nation and our citizens and our safety and

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<v Speaker 2>our security first. We should put our allies before our enemies.

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<v Speaker 2>But this group, I question what they're doing.

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<v Speaker 1>It certainly paints a picture of how we got here

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<v Speaker 1>when you put it out that way. I also just

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<v Speaker 1>think this administration should be able to condemn the anti

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<v Speaker 1>Semitism we're seeing in America without bringing Islamophobia into it,

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<v Speaker 1>which is not the issue at hand right We're seeing

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<v Speaker 1>these attacks against Jews, not Muslims, and they should be

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<v Speaker 1>clear in that. But you know, there's some arguments on

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<v Speaker 1>Capitol Hill about how to do funding. You know, the

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<v Speaker 1>House is trying to decouple Ukraine and Israel Aid. Also

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<v Speaker 1>some conversations about tying some of the Ukraine funding to

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<v Speaker 1>border policy changes. What would you like to see happen

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<v Speaker 1>in this funding fight and how do you think this

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<v Speaker 1>is all going to go down?

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<v Speaker 2>Israel's funding needs to go first, and we should move

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<v Speaker 2>quickly on that. I'm pleased that the House is taking

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<v Speaker 2>that up. I think the step of Ukraine and the

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<v Speaker 2>border to together is a good step. Something's got to

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<v Speaker 2>be done at the border. Of the month of October,

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<v Speaker 2>you had about forty Iranians. Pakistanis over one hundred Russians.

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<v Speaker 2>You had two thousand Chinese foreign nationals that came across

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<v Speaker 2>that southern border. You have a terrorists that have been

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<v Speaker 2>apprehended one hundred and fifty one terrorists this year alone.

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<v Speaker 2>These numbers are astounding. We don't know who is in

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<v Speaker 2>the god Aways. You have to secure that border. When

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to Ukraine, you don't want Putin to win,

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<v Speaker 2>and what you have to do. What you've got to

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<v Speaker 2>do is to make certain that there's transparency and accountability

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<v Speaker 2>on any money that goes to you.

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<v Speaker 1>I agree with that, Senator. It's sad to see where

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<v Speaker 1>we are today. You talked about this new axis of evil.

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<v Speaker 1>It just feels like we're no longer the superpower that

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<v Speaker 1>we once were. It's pretty disheartening to see a senator

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate you taking the time to join the show. It's

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<v Speaker 1>always an honor to talk to you really always love

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<v Speaker 1>having you on. Thanks so much for making time for us.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, thank you so much. Good to join you. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm the Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee. Appreciate her for

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<v Speaker 1>taking the time to join the show. Appreciate you guys

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<v Speaker 1>at home for listening every Monday and Thursday, but you

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<v Speaker 1>can listen throughout the week. I want to thank John

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<v Speaker 1>Cassio and my producer for putting the show together. Until

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<v Speaker 1>next time,