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certainly the case for afghanistan. when i was evacuating our community, at the i witnessed the brave power of afghanistan. not because they wanted to, but because they had to. i knew when i was watching them, they were going to passfrom froe to crossing the line and immediately being an ute a refu. we have to equip them with continued learning, especially higher ads -- higher institution and all institutions at every level have to work together and open up a wealth of scholarships andnities for the students from afghanistan and ukraine and there has to be a very comprehensive well thought out response so that we can see these young people who are on the move go from place to place and to be a continuity for tirly transition. kim: and return eventually to build■5 peace. david, thank you for joining us virtually. in the irc annual report emergency watchlist you highlight organizations are underfunded and you have r shocking stats that say only 1.2% of humanitarian financing so not only are women the main recipient of t
certainly the case for afghanistan. when i was evacuating our community, at the i witnessed the brave power of afghanistan. not because they wanted to, but because they had to. i knew when i was watching them, they were going to passfrom froe to crossing the line and immediately being an ute a refu. we have to equip them with continued learning, especially higher ads -- higher institution and all institutions at every level have to work together and open up a wealth of scholarships andnities...
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forces in afghanistan. my orders then were to retain a military platform of 650 personnel solely designed to provide security for the u.s. embassy at the international airport. during this period, and with minimal to no support from us, the afghan security forces, more importantly, the government of afghanistan, crumbled in the face of afghan pressure. orders to commenceevacuation wi innocent afghans, received on 14 august. these dates are important because i believe that the events of then in late august 2021 were the direct result of delaying the initiation of the n.e.o. for several mohs. were with the taliban overrunning the country and extremists, as you are aware, your decision with n.e.o. rests with the department of the state, not the department of defense. despite this, we have begun positioning forces in the region as early as 9 july, but 2 we could do nothing to commence the operation of evacuation until the n.e.o. was clear. our operations■- at the international airport from 14 august 2 our ult
forces in afghanistan. my orders then were to retain a military platform of 650 personnel solely designed to provide security for the u.s. embassy at the international airport. during this period, and with minimal to no support from us, the afghan security forces, more importantly, the government of afghanistan, crumbled in the face of afghan pressure. orders to commenceevacuation wi innocent afghans, received on 14 august. these dates are important because i believe that the events of then in...
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withdrawn from both iraq andtely afghanistan, the two most significant military legacies of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the u.s., confiin the military has continued to decline among the public. the decliness year were ross all par identification groups with republicans remaining the most likely to express confidence in independents becoming the least -- and(g■3endents becoming the least likely. we will go to the phones now and start with winston in virginia. hi, winston. caller: hi. i apologize. i called on the wrong line. i wanted to call because i was in the marine corps and infantry for six years. as well as dutch as the confidence goes- as thexh go to the culture in the military. to the president but also to, what are the missions? what are the operations the military engages in? that isi have a lot of confidenn young people to try to do the right thing. but when it comes to the united states military and its history, i think we can look around the world and a lot of the issues that are really in thebe lookeds that the u.s. military engaged in. across the caribbean, haiti, cu
withdrawn from both iraq andtely afghanistan, the two most significant military legacies of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the u.s., confiin the military has continued to decline among the public. the decliness year were ross all par identification groups with republicans remaining the most likely to express confidence in independents becoming the least -- and(g■3endents becoming the least likely. we will go to the phones now and start with winston in virginia. hi, winston. caller: hi. i...
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. >> afghanistan is the exception. when the taliban regained power, we saw peopleyou relocated the g school you founded and you have to adapt the model provide online education for girls back in afghanistan. access to internet, safety issues, how many students are in your network? what have you learned from the experience of having to move, and what could we learn from how your model is working at the moment? >> absolutely. when we were operating and with that came a lot of responsibilities. knowing that we could never submit to the telegram vision for afghanistan,girls and wome'. a lot of people are forced to live under the regime and for us, the opportunity -- we knew it would be a matter of time before he received way more applications so we looked at our priorities and arrived at three major ones. on so many levels, we talked about imagining refugee camps, we are building camps to accommodate more than population rwanda. we are looking at a time that we would go back to afghanistan. we are for pairing to return one
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same with afghanistan. people talk about the afghanistan departure. den administration messed that up as well. we were supposed to keep the airbase open and provide air support. it was a total fubar. our country has a lot of issues. when people say we need to cut the=y budget, there are definity consequences. it is a crazy situation, the world stage right now. host: next in the louisiana. good morning -- russell is next in louisiana, good morning. caller: good morning, dear. the call with the military lady and her husband, she spokrom ams and providing for others. that has been going on for a long time. we deprive american citizens of many things to send money overseas. the nature of my call is about confidence. i have all the confidence in the world in the military to make the right decisions when it comes to defending and going to fight. there is nothing stronger than the heartbeat of an american soldier. god bless you men and women in thanks, russell. this is a text we got from tony in florida. my confidence in the military is at an all-time low. t
same with afghanistan. people talk about the afghanistan departure. den administration messed that up as well. we were supposed to keep the airbase open and provide air support. it was a total fubar. our country has a lot of issues. when people say we need to cut the=y budget, there are definity consequences. it is a crazy situation, the world stage right now. host: next in the louisiana. good morning -- russell is next in louisiana, good morning. caller: good morning, dear. the call with the...
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biden willfully retained documents on afghanistan and on classified documents that he stored at unsecured locations in his home. there is evidence that he willfully retained -- and had a strong motive to keep such classified documents. you outlined what the motive is. can you tell me, what is the motive for keeping the ving day >> one of the moto -- motives is the issue of whether or not a true surge should be sent to afghanistan in 2009 with a hotly contested and debated issue within the obama administration. and one in which, within vice president biden had a significant role and he felt strongly about. >> president biden, he believed that the search was a mistake in one of the record to show that he was right about afghanistan and his critics were wrong. -- and his judgment was sound when it mattered most. is that right? >> that language sounds familiar. >> that is pretty significant in terms of a motivating factor for retaining documents. wouldn't you say? >> that is a factor that the jury would assess whether or criminal intent. en >> i know that president biden was working with a gh
biden willfully retained documents on afghanistan and on classified documents that he stored at unsecured locations in his home. there is evidence that he willfully retained -- and had a strong motive to keep such classified documents. you outlined what the motive is. can you tell me, what is the motive for keeping the ving day >> one of the moto -- motives is the issue of whether or not a true surge should be sent to afghanistan in 2009 with a hotly contested and debated issue within the...
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most served and iraq and afghanistan. we established a political action community that elected veterans that take the with honor pledge to serve with integrity, civility and courage to work in a bipartisan manner. 19 got through that cycle. that caucus has grown to 30 members in the house and they also work with six senators who are bipartisan and have passed 150 laws focused on national security, national service and veterans affairs. host: what makes a veteran a good candidate for politics? guest: the screening process is important but one of the portions of being a vet is usurped from americans from all walks of life on missions larger than yourself. these day the only public institution that has trust is the u.s. military and our veterans so this is a way of bonding across the divide that are so corrosive to the country. our mission about veterans per se but fighting polarization through these principal vets that decide to be work courses and not show horses. when you look back at the data veterans used to be about 70
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he is really the leader of afghanistan and the taliban, a rough group. i say don't ever shoot our soldiers again. what happened, during the obama administration previously, they we our soldiers and i let them know, don't ever let that happen. i said it infor 18 months, we ln afghanistan, and then we had that horrible withdrawal where we lost 13 soldiers, 38 horribly wounded. left americans behind.! you have americans right now still behind, call them hostages if you like. we left 85 billion dollars wort, jets and tanks and goggles, night goggles. they are good fighters. they did not used to fight at night, but now they do because they have goggles. they have better goggles than we have. i want to tell you that led to a lot of bad things. now the worst things are happening. the things happening now are and they are unthinkable at the border. we have millions of people invading our country. is is the worst invasion probably -- we have never had anything like it. no country hadit. the number today could be 15 million people. and they are coming from rough s
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>> specifically in respect to afghanistan? >> yes. >> in my experience working on conflict stabilization comfortable the lesson i've taken away as the changes durable when there is strong on both sides. there has to be a little strong constituency committed to that great look at the successes of columbia and the nature of that country's commitment to securing its use, they outspend u.s. efforts by a long shot. for all the extraordinary work done advancing education and so many things, it is heartbreaking how quickly it has receded. i think what we are missing and summary things lacking but it's a broad-based commitment to enshrine those rights. there's only so much that can be done to force back change externally. it is tremendously heartbreaking. so many of us who have worked on these issues over the last 20 plus years be a lot cleared personally but the durable change has to require some kind of local ongoing commitment to ensure should that is sustained. >> i think there's a lesson in questioning the word culture and what's
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sincerom afghanistan. there is an act called the african adjustment act developing a pathway for legal permanent residents for 80,000 afghan allies who were here that fought side-by-side in the toughest conditions about war and that was introduced by one of the vice chairs of the four country caucus. last week there was an important advancement led byas crow and a veteran helped to initiate the afghan allies protection act and that finally passed through the appropriations to allow siv's. thus to assist afghans overseas living in difficult conditions and they have to serve alongside her units. not only those 12,000 but they will be able to include their dependents, their wives and children. a fairly robust initiative that passed into law. this is a bipartisanjust becauss bipartisan in washington that's this dysfunctional it does not mean it will go anywherethat's n to be able to advance things that really matter even in this chaotic environment. host: what about the smart power aspect? guest: retired milit
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learn from the united states hard-earned strategic and tactical lesstons from iraq and afghanistan. and second, as leader schumer courageously argued on the senate floor last week, israel and its allies acknowledge that prime minister netanyahu's failed policies and desperate pursuit of power created much of the tragic situation we are witnessing today. there are actual steps israel can take to address these issues. we should start by recognizing lessons from america's war in iraq. we, too, suffered a national tragedy on september 11, 2001, and immediately sought to defend ourselves. we launched our campaign to degrade and defeat al qaeda in afghanistan and the result of that war showed early military success. but the anguish of 9/11 affected our ability to make clear, strategic decisions and we, despite my opposition, mistakenly invaded another country, iraq, which has no role in the attacks on that horrific day of september 11. national grief and political fury can cloud the thinking of even the shrewdest military tacticians. i worry the mistakes of america's war in iraq are being
learn from the united states hard-earned strategic and tactical lesstons from iraq and afghanistan. and second, as leader schumer courageously argued on the senate floor last week, israel and its allies acknowledge that prime minister netanyahu's failed policies and desperate pursuit of power created much of the tragic situation we are witnessing today. there are actual steps israel can take to address these issues. we should start by recognizing lessons from america's war in iraq. we, too,...
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k afghanistan, we see the wod the terrorists would like to pose on the rest of us. peter: katie rogers, that was a big deal at the time. katie: it wasn't a big deal it in the context ofbush was dot hillary clinton deal, a huge mi she could speak on behalf ofration on foreign policy, of all things. was truly, if you think back to that time, it was collectively traumatic people. the bushes did not see it coming.role that she had not exd wartime, the president is the ”hat first lady does share some of that responsibility. so i think it was seen as what was needed, all hands on deck, but in the context of what came immediately before, it is a big deal. peter: you use in your book to describe laura bush. independent, covert not overt communicator. what are you getting at? katie: i am getting at laura bush had a style, and analyze ea modern first lady speeches, laura bush had a way of communicating that very, it came across as invested and relateds to her administration, but not intrinsically linked, not overtly political. it was more through the lens of a mother and wi
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, butuse in afghanistan we see would like to impose on the rest of us. peter: katie rogers time. katie: it wasn't aou look at it in the context of what laura bush was doing versus what hillary clinton had attempted to do, it is a big deal, a huge deal that she could of the administration on foreign policy, of all things. i think in the moment it was truly, if you think back to that time, it was collectively traumatic for the american people. the bushes did not see it coming. she had to step up into this rolehad not expected to take, a wartime, the presidentcommander-in-chief but that first lady does share some of that responsibility. so i think it was seen as what was needed all hands on de the context of what came immediately before, it is a big deal. peter: some of the adjectives you use in your book to describe ura burestless independent covert not overt communicator. at? katie: i am getting at la had aty talking with experts to analyze each modern first lady speeches, laura bush communicating that was very, it cameoss as invested to her administratio
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global superpower has responded to growing coordination among its a restored haven for terrorists in afghanistan, the first major land war in europe since 1945, the deadly hes slaughter of jews -- deadliest slaughter of jews in israel. and breakneck modernization from our top strategic rival, but cutting our own military strength. in a budget request full of gross excess in all the wrong places, knee - neglecting the national defense is■$!ieu
global superpower has responded to growing coordination among its a restored haven for terrorists in afghanistan, the first major land war in europe since 1945, the deadly hes slaughter of jews -- deadliest slaughter of jews in israel. and breakneck modernization from our top strategic rival, but cutting our own military strength. in a budget request full of gross excess in all the wrong places, knee - neglecting the national defense is■$!ieu
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ere are a lot of servi members exposed to ied in the tenure of afghanistan and iraq. are you tracking the service members? most of them are probably in veteran service. are you tracking them for exposure to and what is happening to them? anybody? >>> so, i used to be in the senior of the defense, and i can tell you that it was a concern as far back as 2008, 2009 that these blast exposures were creating a unique health ri>> okay. >> we gotten to the point where we up armored and created new vehicles that were survint what vehicle and what got out of the vehicle were two different states. it alerted us to the fact that there were things, the blast o the human body that needed to be studied and researched. as far having a handle on it, unless there was a catastrophe injury and usually one that was visible at the time, a lot of the phobes came out of the vehicles and they looked fairly normal. and it was not until time evolved that we started to see the behavial behavioral changes. i have no knowledge if anyone collected the data and did anything with it. >> i think that
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we took the soldiers out first.with the leaders of the taliban in afghanistan. they were causing the trouble. the press was very angry because they said, why are you calling them. i said, that's what the problem is. i say often times ask jesse james. jesse, why do you rob banks? he said, that's where the money is. i said, that's where the problem is with the taliban. i spoke with the leader. he's really the leader of afghanistan and the leader of the taliban. a rough group. i said, don't ever shoot our soldiers again. don't ever do it. very interesting what happens, we were having -- during the obama administration previously, they were shooting a lot of our soldiers and i let them know don't ever, ever let that happen. i said in a rather nasty fashion, we don't have to go into it tonight. for 18 months we lost nobody in had that horrible, horrible withdraw where we lost 13 soldiers, 38 horribly wounded, left americans behind. you know we have americans right now still behind. call them hostages if you like. it was a terrible moment. we left $85 billion worth of
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withdrawal from afghanistan before the house foreign affairs committee. you can watch coverage on c-span now or on c-span.org. >> healthy democracy does not just look like this, it looks like this. whe democracy at work when citizens are truly informed, our republic thrives. get informedxy straight from the source on c-span. unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. from the nation's capital to wherever you are because the opinion that matters the most is your own. this is what democracy looks like. c-span. powered by cable. >>■& we are joined by michelle price via zoom. good morning to you. >> last week joe biden and donald trump essentially clinched the respective nominations, earning enough delegates to get the nomination at the national convention. so what is there to watch for steel when it comes to primaries with two dozen states still yet to hold the presidential primaries? continue to scoop up delegates in these states as they continue to have contests. there are no strong challenges for either man. they continued his campaign. there are couple of st
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politicized the intelligence community department of defense country and they have led to disaster in afghanistan, israel and elsewhere but they blame us in one of the main things is we cannot take overcorrection they want. we must do is identify people in government constitutional republic. first we have to identify, not republican or democratic thing. there back in power now. if you think it took me two years to prove in the united states of america and go to a secret court and like t judge, that's conspiracy stuff what do they think they are doing now? the great reporting about how that was. later terms cia director. the report you are now familiar with all the corrupt ica. at still sits at the under lock and key because she lost that report so you can see the corruption, provide subtler. rat surveilled while he was president of the united states. to rob us of our greatest benefi, our freedom to vote. nowhere they today? the national security advisor, i they got the administration, do you think it's a coincidence the greatest conspiracy ever perpetrated against the mega people making tens of m
politicized the intelligence community department of defense country and they have led to disaster in afghanistan, israel and elsewhere but they blame us in one of the main things is we cannot take overcorrection they want. we must do is identify people in government constitutional republic. first we have to identify, not republican or democratic thing. there back in power now. if you think it took me two years to prove in the united states of america and go to a secret court and like t judge,...
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12358, that the senate -- 1258,e 3613, appointments, united states semiquen centennial commission, an afghanistan war signed, sincerely, kevin f. mccumber, acting clerk. the speaker pro tempore: under clause 5-d of rule 20, the chair announces to the house that in light of the resignation of the gentleman from colorado, mr. buck, the whole number of the 431. pursuant to section 3-z of house resolution 5, the house stands adjourned until noon on friday, march 29, 2024. ■e all hostages. it was a clear retreat from his previous pition. they were planning to come to washington dc. cancellation was made by john kirby yesterday at the white house. a couple of things need to be stated it's a nonbinding resolution of their ability to go after hamas. number two as i said in my6v opening statement it does not represent a change in our policy it is consistent with everything we've said we wanted to get done here. we get to decide again, no change in our policy. >> how does this change the relationship between netanyahu and biden? >> i no doubt they will continue to have the conversation. this is mike in i
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and i understand that's the key coming out of afghanistan, iraq and so forth. but now is not the time for us to back out of this conflict. now is the time for us to set to a place where we can negotiate from a place of strength. host: let's go to calls now. we'll start with deangelo in georgia. democrat. good morning. caller: good morning. host: go right ahead. caller is about the immigration bill that trump killed. do you see any hope that we would get an immigration bill passed this year? guest: it is difficult and i think it's going to continue to be a challenge. that was a very good bill, it's not perfect but it is a start. i■ç chance to vote on that in the house. right now, i don't feel optimistic that that particular bill will sethe light of day. i do think the president will talk about certain actions and things that he can do. and again, i hope we couldtogetd republicans and then more long term, think about what this looks like. host: talk to ron next in florida, independent line. hi,
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in afghanistan, there still remains an isis concern. taliban has actually -- they are also concerned about it because the isis group that is in afghanistan is in fact going after the taliban, and so this is a place where, actually, the taliban has taken action against that group in ways that are consistent with our concerns interests, so that is one piece. in terms of the terrorist groups that are backed by iran, that is a major issue for us, and there are a number of them, obviously. we often talk about iranian aligned militia groups that have been attacking u.s. forces and assets in iraq and syria in particular, but also in other parts of the region, attempting to. and there have been just dozens and dozens of attacks that we have been looking to manage, and that it continues to be fueled by iran. they provide weapons. they provide training. they provide money to those groups, and we still obviously see them as a destabiliz■
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share with all of you we are aware of the report that pakistan carried out airstrikes in afghanistan in response to attacks in pakistan on sard■@ite regret the loss of life and injuries sustained during the attack in pakistan and the loss of civilian livesk during the strikes in lives during the strikes and afghanistan. we urge the taliban to ensure terrorist attacks are not lost from afghan soil we urge pakistan to exercise restraint and ensure civilians are not harmed in their counterterrorism efforts. to address any differences through dialogue. we remain committed to ensuring afghanistan never again becomes a safe haven for terrorists who wish to harm the united states or other partners or allies. we have made that very clear and will continue to be consistent. >> south korean reports that north korea sent 7000 containers of a munition to russia. if so, what are thensequences o? >> have not seen the report so i have nothing to share on that. i want to be mindful and careful on that one. >> update on the president's review of china -- >> asked the question all the time. don't ha
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my husband, i am proud to say i am the proud wife of a combat veteran who served in afghanistan. [applause] when michael came home to us that was a lot of prayers answered. but that was the easy part. when we got home, life got hard. michael could not hear loud noises. he couldn't be in crowds. life had passed him by for the year that he was gone, and the transition was tough. we can just love our men and women when they are gone. we got to love them when they come back home, too. we need to do more than just the two week transition, we need to take care of them for the long haul. that's why we need to have telehealth so we can get them to mental health care they need right when they need it. let's let them go to the doctor or hospital of their choice. they have earned that right. and i think the best way we deal with v.a. health care, i think every member of congress should have to get health care from the v.a., and you watch how fast that gets fixed! [laughs] [applause] gov. haley: it will be the best health care you have ever seen guaranteed, i promise. speaking of the militar
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four times the casualties that the soviet union suffered in a decade of war in afghanistan. the destorder of two thirds of r prewar tank inventory and long-term economic consequences which is fast making russia at the economic vassal of china. not to mention a much stronger and bigger nato that they had to face today. the challenge in 2024 is helping the ukrainians not just to hold their own but to continue to impose costs s■o th■ be in a position of greater strength, greater leverage in a negotiation and i think that would be my answer to that question. if you want to get her a serious negotiation, you have to help the ukrainians demonstrate that putin is wrong in his notion that time is on his side. >> that logic seems fairly compelling to me. let me ask you another question. since you serve republican and democratic presidents over many decades, you hear people in this building say that the united states of america has to give up on our support for ukraine in actual conflict with vladimir putin, in actual conflict with russia, because of this fear that we will not be
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let us understand what happened in afghanistan instead of rewriting history. i thank the chairman for giving me that indulgence and i yield back. >> we recognize the lady from texas, ms. escobar. >> thanks to the ranking member for that very important recent history lesson. mr. secretary, good to see you. thank you for being here today. please note that we all wish you nothing but the best as you continue on your journey towards absolute maximum best health possible. i want to thank you for the acknowledgment you back in retrospect, what could have been done better and for about 30 day assessment. i would like to give you the opportunity to assure the american people who are watching , what lessons were learned in that 30 day review? looking forward, what can and will be done better? >> the importance of a notification of key leaders and senior leader being hospitalized and the importance of everyone in the chain and environment understanding the policies and procedures and are able to put those into play right away. we put measures in place that inshore, firs
let us understand what happened in afghanistan instead of rewriting history. i thank the chairman for giving me that indulgence and i yield back. >> we recognize the lady from texas, ms. escobar. >> thanks to the ranking member for that very important recent history lesson. mr. secretary, good to see you. thank you for being here today. please note that we all wish you nothing but the best as you continue on your journey towards absolute maximum best health possible. i want to thank...
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even when our soldiers fought side-by-side with the american soldiers in iraq and afghanistan. like a few other countries in the world security comes at a price. that is a buy we spent with a 4% of our gdp on modernizing our armed forces. th the highest percentage in the alliance. russia aggression against ukraine clearly demonstrates the united states is the security l. other allies take full responsibility for the security of the alliance as a whole. that is why i believe it is necessary for all nato countries to increase their defense spending from- 3% of gdp. 2% now 3% is required and the response launched by russia beyond nato's eastern border. we believe in america. we believe poland and europe need more america militarily and economically more american spirit in thinking i have had the opportunity to discuss this point with the president for many occasions. also we received it and poland. a year ago when they met in wausau i announced share our top priority would be to deepen cooperation between the united states. we are working consistently and these. we are buying the
even when our soldiers fought side-by-side with the american soldiers in iraq and afghanistan. like a few other countries in the world security comes at a price. that is a buy we spent with a 4% of our gdp on modernizing our armed forces. th the highest percentage in the alliance. russia aggression against ukraine clearly demonstrates the united states is the security l. other allies take full responsibility for the security of the alliance as a whole. that is why i believe it is necessary for...
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whether it was the botched afghanistan withdrawal, the appeasement of iran, or the delay and downright refusal to stand up to moscow, the world has been now we must deal with the consequences. military service members' lives are at risk. mr. speaker, our enemies are emboldened more than ever. that's why house republicans are pursuinger china, promote peace through strength, and support our troops and allies to deter increasing global threats. we are committed to the security of the united states of america. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: pursuan tle 1, the chair declares the house in recess subbed to the call we're funded by these television companies and more, including cox.■ >> koolen devries syndrome is rare but friends don't have to be. >> this is jo. >> when you're connected, you're not alone. >> cox supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> watch c-span's live campaign 2024 super tuesday coverage in 15 states, including the american samoan territory cast thei
whether it was the botched afghanistan withdrawal, the appeasement of iran, or the delay and downright refusal to stand up to moscow, the world has been now we must deal with the consequences. military service members' lives are at risk. mr. speaker, our enemies are emboldened more than ever. that's why house republicans are pursuinger china, promote peace through strength, and support our troops and allies to deter increasing global threats. we are committed to the security of the united...
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and he didn't@a remember anythig about how classified documents about afghanistan made their way into his garage my assessment in the president's memory was necessary and accurate and fair. most importantly, what i wrote is what i believe the evidence shows. and jurors would perceive and believe. i did not sanitize my explanation nor did i disparage thesident unfairly. i explained to the attorney general my decision and the reasons for it, that's what i was required to host: back to your call, dan in ohio. good morning, dan. caller: good morning. good morning. host: go ahead, you're on. caller trial is a waste of time. the only thing that we
and he didn't@a remember anythig about how classified documents about afghanistan made their way into his garage my assessment in the president's memory was necessary and accurate and fair. most importantly, what i wrote is what i believe the evidence shows. and jurors would perceive and believe. i did not sanitize my explanation nor did i disparage thesident unfairly. i explained to the attorney general my decision and the reasons for it, that's what i was required to host: back to your call,...
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the plight of women and children in afghanistan is a matter of deliberate human cruelty, carriedek to intimidate and control. civilized people toueaking out r , not only because homen and chn in afghanistan, but also because infghanistan, we see the world the terrorists would like to impose on the rest of u, that wa big deal at the time. katie: it wasn't a big deal in the moment, but if you look atia ■xbush was doing versus what hillary clinton had a deal, a he deal she could speak on behalf of of the administration oni think in the moment it was truly, if you think back to that collectively traumatic fhepeople. the bushes did not see it coming. she had to step up into thisy that she had not expected to take, wartime, the president is the commander-in-chief but that t ity. so i think it was seen as what was needed, all hands on deck, but in the con of what came immediately before, it is a big deal. peter:our book to describe laura bush. restle independent, covert not overt communicator. what are you getting at? i am getting at laura bush had a style, and this is talking withxperts t
the plight of women and children in afghanistan is a matter of deliberate human cruelty, carriedek to intimidate and control. civilized people toueaking out r , not only because homen and chn in afghanistan, but also because infghanistan, we see the world the terrorists would like to impose on the rest of u, that wa big deal at the time. katie: it wasn't a big deal in the moment, but if you look atia ■xbush was doing versus what hillary clinton had a deal, a he deal she could speak on behalf...
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the world is less safe we look back on the horrible afghanistan withdrawal. lo aal and came over my state of montana over the silos with the war in ukraine and the war in under joe biden the state of our union is inn dire no amount of. >> how you reconcile your talking points morally responsible for generate six. [inaudible]e february 25th, 2021 shortly after the attack on the capitol i was asked a similar question i said i would support the nominee for president even for the former president. >> in april of last year you indicated you did not directly answer the question whether you are comfortable with mr. trump he was in the middle of criminal trials the night he was a nominee. that means you're comfortableou with him? said i said it in february 2021. shortly after the attack on the capitol that i would support president trump if he were the nominee of our party he's obviously going to be the nominee of our party. >> bigger mcconnell effective 17 years as republican leader what you think of this new idea of putting term limits questn. >> we havee term limi
the world is less safe we look back on the horrible afghanistan withdrawal. lo aal and came over my state of montana over the silos with the war in ukraine and the war in under joe biden the state of our union is inn dire no amount of. >> how you reconcile your talking points morally responsible for generate six. [inaudible]e february 25th, 2021 shortly after the attack on the capitol i was asked a similar question i said i would support the nominee for president even for the former...
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from abandoning our allies in his disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan to desperately pushing another dangerous deal with iran. president biden has failed. we have become aation in retreat. and the enemies of freedom, they see an opportunity. putin's brutal aggression in europe has put our allies on the brink. iran's terrorist proxies have slaughtered israeli, jews, and american citizens. they have targeted commercial shipping and they have attacked our troops nearly 200 times since october, killing three meanwhile, the chinese communist party is undercutting america' workers. china is buying up our farmland, spying on our military installations, and spreading propaganda through the likes of tiktok. you see, the ccp knows that if it conquers the minds of our next generation, it conquers america. and what does president biden do? well, he bans tiktok for government employees, but creates an account for his own y'all, you cannot make this look, we all recall when presidents face national security threats with strength and resolve. that seems like ancient history. right now, our commande
from abandoning our allies in his disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan to desperately pushing another dangerous deal with iran. president biden has failed. we have become aation in retreat. and the enemies of freedom, they see an opportunity. putin's brutal aggression in europe has put our allies on the brink. iran's terrorist proxies have slaughtered israeli, jews, and american citizens. they have targeted commercial shipping and they have attacked our troops nearly 200 times since october,...
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and i understana"d that's the■ y coming out of afghanistan, iraq and so forth. but now is not the time for us to back out of this conflict. now is the time for us to set to a place where we can negotiate from a place of strength. host: let's go to calls now. we'll start with deangelo in georgia. democrat. good morning. caller: good morning. host: go right ahead. caller: my question is about the immigration bill that trump seee would get an immigration bill passed this year? guest: it is difficult and i think it's going to continue to be a challenge. that was a very good bill, it's not perfect but it is a start. i■í would certainly hope we hada chance to vote on that in the house. right now, i don't feel optimistic that light of day. i do think the president will talk about certain actions and things that he can do. and again, i hope we could come together as democrats and republicans and then more long term, think about what this looks like. next in florida, independent line. hi, ron. caller: and how are you? host: good. caller: good. my question to the repre
and i understana"d that's the■ y coming out of afghanistan, iraq and so forth. but now is not the time for us to back out of this conflict. now is the time for us to set to a place where we can negotiate from a place of strength. host: let's go to calls now. we'll start with deangelo in georgia. democrat. good morning. caller: good morning. host: go right ahead. caller: my question is about the immigration bill that trump seee would get an immigration bill passed this year? guest: it is...
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, moldova, georgia and abandon our allies, like we did in afghanistan, does not make the united states stronger or weaker? i think weaker. >> why not the sense of urgency on the part of the speaker? >> he understands this. he is in a very difficult spo emotion -- this motion to vacate the chair thing, i think he is committed because he understands national security, liens on myself, the chairman of house armed services. he understands the important. host: saying the ukraine a bill is going to come to the floor. your thoughts about house republicans moving on 82 ukraine -- what is your view of the republicans in the house as they control that chamber? in south carolina republican. we will hear from you. caller: good morning. ever seen such all or nothing thinking by some of your callers and marjorie taylor greene, whatever her name is that they get all or nothing. greene only represents, in her constituency, 10% of the house, yet they want to run the whole thing and say my way the highway. what they do not realize is if they keep messing around and more people keep falling out and the r
, moldova, georgia and abandon our allies, like we did in afghanistan, does not make the united states stronger or weaker? i think weaker. >> why not the sense of urgency on the part of the speaker? >> he understands this. he is in a very difficult spo emotion -- this motion to vacate the chair thing, i think he is committed because he understands national security, liens on myself, the chairman of house armed services. he understands the important. host: saying the ukraine a bill...
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, and abandon our allies like we did in afghanistan. does that make the united states weaker or stronger? >> why is there not the sense of urgency on the speaker's part? >> he understands us. he is in a very difficult spot.the motion to locate vacate the chair thing. i believe he is committed. he leads on myself, the chairman of armed services, house intelligence for advice on this, and he knows how important this is. host: ukraine aid expected to come to the house floor after the easter break. the house and senate are in a two-week recess. tony in detroit, democratic caller hi. thank you for taking my call. can you please on your program ha on an espionage and have them compare on one side all the paper documents that president biden and president trump and vice president pence have in their garages or wherever? clinton's use of a private server, iphones, blackberry phones while she was overseas. thank you very much. host: jeff in pennsylvania, republican. we are in open forum. there. all of this bad talked about maga cultists so what
, and abandon our allies like we did in afghanistan. does that make the united states weaker or stronger? >> why is there not the sense of urgency on the speaker's part? >> he understands us. he is in a very difficult spot.the motion to locate vacate the chair thing. i believe he is committed. he leads on myself, the chairman of armed services, house intelligence for advice on this, and he knows how important this is. host: ukraine aid expected to come to the house floor after the...
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the greatest threats we have, i have got afghanistan, iraq, somalia, kenya. blown up twice. the person i'm concerned with is the united states government because they are continuing to be weaponized. tall. we cannot be the silent majority. we have to make sure shall not be infringed shall not be carl:ost threatened when he comes to d.c. rep. mills: i had to wear a bullet-proof vest in the capitol. carl: it is the individual's right to have a gun outside the home. i live in connecticut. i have been trying to get my gun license there for eight or nine years and they will not give it to you. how do we enforce the supreme court's decision? alan: we have lawsuits going on against connecticut and new york. what is interesting, it that they would figure out we will try to be a little less so we can try to get away with it. they did not do it.■ they doubled and tripled down on laws that are worse. it makes our job easier with court cases. we had one in the ninth circuit where they tried to ban advertising that might reach minors and might entice young people to want to own a firea
the greatest threats we have, i have got afghanistan, iraq, somalia, kenya. blown up twice. the person i'm concerned with is the united states government because they are continuing to be weaponized. tall. we cannot be the silent majority. we have to make sure shall not be infringed shall not be carl:ost threatened when he comes to d.c. rep. mills: i had to wear a bullet-proof vest in the capitol. carl: it is the individual's right to have a gun outside the home. i live in connecticut. i have...
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from abandoning our allies in his disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan to desperately pushing another dangerous deal with iran. president biden has failed. we have bemetreat. and the enemies of freedom, they see an opportunity. putin's brutal aggression in europe has put our allies on the brink. iran's terrorist proxies have slaughtered israeli, jews, and american citizens. they have targeted commercial shipping and they have attacked our troops nearly 200 times since october, killing three u.s. soldiers and na meanwhile, the chinese communist workers. undercutting america's china is buying up our farmland, spying on our military installations, and spreading propaganda through the likes of tiktok. you see, the ccp knows that if it conquers the minds of our next generation, it conquers america. and what does president biden do? well, he bans tiktok for government employees, but creates an account for his own campaign. y'all, you cannot make this stuff up. look, we all recall when presidents face national security threats with strength and resolve.■4.÷ that seems like ancient history
from abandoning our allies in his disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan to desperately pushing another dangerous deal with iran. president biden has failed. we have bemetreat. and the enemies of freedom, they see an opportunity. putin's brutal aggression in europe has put our allies on the brink. iran's terrorist proxies have slaughtered israeli, jews, and american citizens. they have targeted commercial shipping and they have attacked our troops nearly 200 times since october, killing three...
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but is it worth the risk this week retired generals testified on the 2021 is drawn afghanistan. you can watch the house foreign affairs committee meeting sunday 3:35 p.m. eastern on c-span, also available on the c-span now video, or online at c-span.org. on monday, british ambassador to the u.s. karen pearson others discuss european security. the live coverage the hudson institute on c-span, c-span now free mobile online at c-span.org. ♪ ■mmarch 19, 1979 marks the 45th anniversary of c-span which, for the first time, allowed americans to watch live coverage of the u.s. house. to some of the special occasion, watch c-span 45th anniversary sale going on c-spanshop.org. 625% on certain items like apparel, accessories and home to core. there is something for every fan and every purchase helps support our nonprofit operations. skin the right to shop -- scan thght to shop. 45th versus two going on right now and sees, shop.org. this morningn "washington journal," we will take your phone calls and, life. a major of cannabis legalization understates, recent calls but the administrati
but is it worth the risk this week retired generals testified on the 2021 is drawn afghanistan. you can watch the house foreign affairs committee meeting sunday 3:35 p.m. eastern on c-span, also available on the c-span now video, or online at c-span.org. on monday, british ambassador to the u.s. karen pearson others discuss european security. the live coverage the hudson institute on c-span, c-span now free mobile online at c-span.org. ♪ ■mmarch 19, 1979 marks the 45th anniversary of c-span...