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19. Nancy Pelosi challenged this in 2006

Sun Oct 15, 2023, 11:33 AM

Oct 2023

In July 2006, when the State Department was evacuating U.S. citizens out of Lebanon, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Sen. John Sununu, R-N.H., called on the State Department to not charge U.S. citizens. The department dropped plans to seek reimbursement.

In 2021, the State Department initially said it would charge U.S. citizens $2,000 to evacuate from Afghanistan, but it backtracked.

PolitiFact asked the White House whether the Biden administration is considering lifting the requirement for reimbursement but received no immediate response. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby announced plans Oct. 12 to have chartered flights but did not share any details.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/oct/13/brian-krassenstein/why-do-americans-have-to-pay-for-a-state-departmen/

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The US will evacuate Americans in Israel by sea [View all] Donkees Oct 2023 OP

Lawyers wrote the announcement Tetrachloride Oct 2023 #1

Uruguay flew citizens out of Israel and is planning more plane flights ... sanatanadharma Oct 2023 #2

Some US Charter Flights have already departed ... see bolded sentence below: Donkees Oct 2023 #3

Uruguay probably has a fraction of the number of people that we have in Israel. Ace Rothstein Oct 2023 #11

Similarly, Uruguay has a fraction of the resources of the USA sanatanadharma Oct 2023 #22

See: US charter flights in post above Hekate Oct 2023 #29

Before boarding the ship, you will be asked to sign a promissory note - agreement to repay the U.S. Donkees Oct 2023 #4

People have to pay? What? AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #5

"Evacuation Loan" Donkees Oct 2023 #6

This is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard of AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #8

Seems fair pinkstarburst Oct 2023 #20

that's what taxes are for prodigitalson Oct 2023 #31

I don't care SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #32

no, it's not... it's just kind of chickenshit prodigitalson Oct 2023 #33

Of course SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #7

I don't think people should have to pay AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #9

You're welcome to your opinion n/t SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #10

I just don't think AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #12

I'm agnostic on it SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #15

It's the same now with the evacuation flights, though they were free previously Donkees Oct 2023 #16

That's a whole other level of predatory loans AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #17

Nancy Pelosi challenged this in 2006 Donkees Oct 2023 #19

She hopefully will again too AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #21

It is standard procedure for U.S. government-assisted evacuations dalton99a Oct 2023 #14

It's very wrong AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #18

"Sign their life away?" pinkstarburst Oct 2023 #23

Nobody should have to pay anything AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #25

As I said SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #24

I'm sick & tired of Capitalism exploiting people AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #26

I suggest you read the letter SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #27

Uh, this is not capitalism Zeitghost Oct 2023 #28

Yes it is Capitalism AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #34

Not for emergency services SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #36

No, it's not Zeitghost Oct 2023 #40

You would certainly have the option of refusing to board the ship or plane & make your own ... Hekate Oct 2023 #30

I'd feel better if people weren't paying a thing AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #35

Nothing wrong with my observations as far as I can tell. The opening salvos to this discussion ... Hekate Oct 2023 #38

We'll said n/t SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #39

Yep SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #37

Signing under duress, I would think. EndlessWire Oct 2023 #13