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Tim Kaine: “It's thousands and thousands. Now, not every American…”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Sen. Tim Kaine says he made a "big mistake" voting for Kristi Noem's confirmation

Published | Video Starts at 01:25

And with the arrival of the first American casualties back home yesterday, including a Virginian, I worry that the answer to that is no. So do you have an estimate on the number of Americans still stranded in the Middle East? It's thousands and thousands. Now, not every American chooses to come home, so there's hundreds of thousands. If you just add them all up. Who is coming home? I am working with the Virginians who are reaching out to my office. (01:25–01:33)

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