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Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) (L) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) (R) arrive for a briefing with the House of Representatives on the situation in Afghanistan at the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 24, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) (L) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) (R) arrive for a briefing with the House of Representatives on the situation in Afghanistan at the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 24, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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