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Yeah . Hi , I'm congressman thaddeus

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McCotter from Livonia michigan over

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here in Kabul visiting our valiant

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troops that are here helping defend

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liberty and give the Afghanistan people

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a chance for freedom at this time of

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the holidays . It is critical that we

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remember the sacrifices that people

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have made on behalf of our nation to

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help their fellow human beings on our

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trip here with the congressional

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delegation , you've seen the United

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States defending the new birth of

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Liberty in both Iraq and Afghanistan

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and we have seen the United States

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military personnel providing relief to

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the earthquake ravaged areas of

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Pakistan . It is important for all of

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us to remember that our nation was born

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as a revolutionary experiment .

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Democracy and that when we fulfill the

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hopes and aspirations of those other

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human beings the years to breathe free

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only then are we being most true to

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ourselves on our part , we did have a

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little fun . The band called the second

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amendments made up of congressional

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Members of Congress . We had a chance

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the honor and the privilege to play for

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our troops provide them a little

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entertainment in this holiday season .

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Obviously that will have to end now as

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we go back to the responsibilities that

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face us in Congress . But I want

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everyone to know that as members of

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Congress who will continue to be

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diligent in the pursuit of victory on

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behalf of our nation and we will

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continue to try to improve the

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conditions at home so that when our

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troops service presented in the

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military and they continue their

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service in civilian life . Thank you

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and God bless you .

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Hi , I'm congressman THaddeus McCotter

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from pneumonia here in Kabul

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Afghanistan , celebrating the holidays

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where it is snowing and freezing just

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like back home . I just want to say

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that everyone have a happy new year and

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God bless you all , especially the

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military personnel who are defending

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our nation abroad .