so just to put into context, that's a flight yesterday. every 39 minutes, that is thousands and thousands of people coming through the airport every single day, 19,000 people yesterday. i think these numbers do provide context. and we are going to continue to press every single day to get more people who are eligible out of the country. >> of course, we don't know of those 80,000 how many are siv eligible applicants. some may just be those who wanted to evacuate the country, which is part of why i asked. >> well, i think that what's important to note here is that the people who we are prioritizing are american citizens, our siv applicants, and others who might be eligible for a variety of programs. and in order to prevent a mass crowding at the airport, those are the people we are in direct contact with. >> then let me ask about the two congressmen -- i know in the statement you've put out about they shouldn't be doing this, that this was the wrong decision to be made. about the merits of what they said, though, having now