and to call on congress as it -- nations intercom on congress. i cannot explain why we have -- nations and to call on congress. i cannot explain why this congress and administration, timing is always an issue. who is in the room and how we are able to advance things pay that is a priority of ours peered want to have a national recognition. i think the most recent discovery of children in boarding schools in canada is igniting that conversation. i am hopeful and optimistic we will elevate -- that is a priority of ours. we want to have a national recognition. i think the most recent discovery of children in a boarding schools in canada is igniting that conversation. i am hopeful and optimistic we will elevate that. host: the next is kim. go ahead. caller: they cute for answering my call. i would like to make a statement about the constitution and where it calls for native american indians, i will to have that removed. that needs to be removed. guest: yes, thank you. i couldn't agree more. if you look at history and decision in federal court and sta

and so the african national congress really is in a position and the president specifically in a position where he wants to come across as doing the right thing in the answering these questions put to the party. we do expect the president to perhaps touch on the role the agency played in the deployment of officials to state owned enterprises. specifically, because these really were the targets of large scale corruption with estimated that possibly a trillion runs, at least tens of billions of dollars will be lost during the time, but the former president jacobs tomorrow was in office. all right, thanks so much for me to mate of brazil. congress has voted against the return to pay for balance. next year's presidential election. it's a major blow for president, job ball sanara mechanic. you have has this update from rio de janeiro, president wilson. i don't have been staging already the scenario for what will be next year's presidential election polls show. he would be defeated by left wing, former president lucy nasa, lula silver. so he has been crying out that there will be fraud much ahe

we have with us today the chief executive officer of the national congress of american indians. adrian stevens, the acting board chair of the national american indian housing council, and also the executive director of the seneca national housing authority and a member of the seneca nation. the senior vice president for community development, and the center for indian country development at the minneapolis federal reserve bank. the chief executive officer of the american indian community development corporation in minneapolis, minnesota and also the chair of the board of the commissioners -- excuse me, the chair of the board of the commissioners of the housing and community development agency. greetings to my fellow minnesotans. also, eric shepherd, the executive director of the housing authority and south dakota. eric is also a member of the community. welcome and thank you all of you for your willingness to speak with us today and i look forward to hearing from each of you. before you begin your opening statements, just a few reminders. once you start speaking, there will be a

i feel national congress has passed a decision that if the russian vaccine is approved by other countries, can be approved in brazil for they have to leave the view, the brazilian health regulatory agency. and visa kelly has determined many demands and requirements of the russian vaccine. and i played with our russian friends to submit all necessary documentation because people in brazil need vaccines. and we do not have arguments against those who oppose the russian vaccine. you know, if you go to but you're not yet seems to me, examiner, but the axiom is about you couldn't make interests. i'm. it is an ideological war. but after, obviously the u. s. defends the american companies and the u. k. defendants, the british companies, what there's all them in stock. the brazil does not need to worry about defending the us. a little different of you need to worry about the health of the 2 big needs to worry about the health of 250000000 inhabitants. very, there's l, you must buy the american vaccine view and the russian vaccine, as well as the chinese cuban any other vaccines with scientificall

but if you leave the brazilian, people certainly want the russian vaccine in grafton, i felt national congress has passed a decision that if the russian vaccine is approved by other countries with can be approved in brazil, you have to leave the number of you, the brazilian health regulatory agency and visa kelly has determined many demands and requirements of the russian vaccine visa and i plead with our russian friends to submit the necessary documentation. because people in brazil may need vaccines. and we do not have arguments against those who oppose the russian vaccine. if you don't have a few, not yet, it seems to me exxon or that the vaccine is about feel could not make interests. and that is an ideological war. but after obviously, the us defends the american companies and the u. k. defense the british companies. what there's all them it could be stopped, but brazil does not need to worry about defending the us. legal needs to worry about the health of the it's too big that needs to worry about the health of it. $250000000.00 inhabitants would be very l. you must buy the amer

congress, but i'm optimistic because many people here i've tried to face the agenda. are thinking about a more positive agenda. so ok. yeah. that okay, and the final word to you crystal raymond's, are you optimistic or pessimistic? given the state of the the world doesn't stand. yeah. you know, in my 20 year career, working on climate change, i've always been optimistic, extreme events we've seen in the last year to have definitely started the challenge that but i have very young children. so i feel like i have no choice but to be optimistic because i want to make sure that this world is isn't a good place for them when they're older. cable will finish. oh, not optimistic and uplifted. thank you very much. kristen. ravens like these and doors and christie, and i said, i'm thank you for watching at home. you can see this program again anytime by visiting our website al jazeera dot com and for further discussion just had so facebook page, facebook dot com, forward slash ha inside story. you can also join the conversation on twitter or handle is a inside story for tonigh

congress, but i'm optimistic because many people here i've tried to face the agenda. are thinking about a more positive agenda. so ok, yes, both. okay, and the final word to you crystal raymond's, are you up to mystic or pessimistic, given the state of the world? does it stand? yeah. you know, in my 20 year career, working on climate change, i've always been optimistic, extreme events we've seen in the last year to have definitely started the challenge that but i have very young children. so i feel like i have no choice but to be optimistic because i want to make sure that this world is isn't a good place for them when they're older. cable will finish. oh, not optimistic and lifting the. thank you very much. crystal ravens like these endorse and christie, and i think the, i'm thank you. see, for watching at home, you can see this program again, any time by visiting our website al jazeera dot com, and for further discussion just had so facebook page, facebook dot com, forward slash ha, inside story. you can also join the conversation on twitter or handle is a inside st

and i feel national congress has passed a decision that if the russian vaccine is approved by other countries with can be approved in brazil. they have to tell you that the number of you, the brazilian health regulatory agency, and visa kelly has determined many demands and requirements of the russian vaccine . and i played with our russian friends to submit the necessary documentation because people in brazil may need vaccines. and we do not have arguments against those who oppose the russian vaccine. if you don't have a few, not yet, it seems to me exxon or that the vaccine is about it could not make interests. and that is an ideological war, but after gag. obviously the us defends the american companies and the u. k. defenders, the british companies what there's all them in stock. but brazil does not need to worry about defending the us. defend needs to worry about the health of the 2 big need to worry about the health of 250000000 inhabitants. i will be very, there's l, you must buy the american vaccine and the russian vaccine, as well as the chinese cuban or any other seems with scientif

but if you, the brazilian, people certainly want the russian vaccine for graphs and i feel the national congress has passed a decision that if the russian vaccine is approved by other countries can be approved in brazil, they have totally view the brazilian health regulatory agency. and visa has determined many demands and requirements of the russian vaccine. and i played with our russian friends to submit the necessary documentation because people in brazil need vaccines. and we do not have arguments against those who oppose the russian vaccine. if you don't have a few, not yet, it seems to me exxon or that the vaccine is about feel couldn't make interests. and that is an ideological war. but after you leave a us defend the american companies and the u. k. defenders, the british companies, what there's all them in brazil does not need to worry about defending the us. defend needs to worry about the health of the 2 big step needs to worry about the health of its 250000000 inhabitants. that will be very good, there is l your last by the american vaccine. and the russian vaccine, as well

congress, but i'm optimistic because many people here i've trying to face the jane the are thinking about a more positive agenda. so ok, yes. both okay, and the final word to you, crystal raymonds, are you up to mystic or pessimistic? given the state of the world doesn't stand. yeah. you know, in my 20 year career, working on climate change, i've always been optimistic, extreme events we've seen in the last year to have definitely started the challenge that but i have very young children. so i feel like i have no choice but to be optimistic because i want to make sure that this world is isn't a good place for them when they're older. cable will finish. oh, not optimistic and uplifted. thank you very much. kristen. ravens like these and doors and christie, and i said, i'm thank you for watching at home. you can see this program again any time by visiting our website al jazeera dot com, and for further discussion just had so facebook page, facebook dot com, forward slash ha inside story. you can also join the conversation on twitter or handle is a inside story. tonight for me and the

i feel the national congress has passed a decision that if the russian vaccine is approved by other countries with can be approved in brazil. they have to view the brazilian health regulatory agency. and visa has determined many demands and requirements of the russian vaccine. and i played with our russian friends to submit all necessary documentation because people in brazil many to vaccines. and we do not have arguments against those who oppose the russian vaccine. if you don't give a few things to me of honor that the vaccine is about phil could not make interests . i'm that is an idea. logical war. but after beasley, the us defend the american companies and the u. k. defenders, the british companies. what there's all them in brazil does not need to worry about defending the us to defend the need to worry about the health of the 2 big needs to worry about the health of 250000000 inhabitants. i will be very l. u last by the american vaccine. and the russian vaccine, as well as the chinese cuban any other vaccines with scientifically proven quality care for providing the interests and health

and i feel the national congress has passed a decision that if the russian vaccine is approved by other countries with can be approved in brazil. they have to view the brazilian health regulatory agency. and visa has determined many demands and requirements of the russian vaccine. and i played with our russian friends to submit a formal, necessary documentation because people in brazil many to vaccines. and we do not have arguments against those who oppose the russian vaccine. if you don't have a few, not yet seems to me exxon or that the vaccine is about it could not make interests . i'm. it is an idea, logical war. but after you leave, the us defend the american companies and the u. k. defendants, the british companies, what there's all them in stock. but brazil does not need to worry about defending the us to defend the need to worry about the health of the 2 big needs to worry about the health of its 250000000 inhabitants. i would be very, there's l, you must buy the american vaccine view and the russian vaccine, as well as the chinese cuban any other vaccines with scientifically pr

about half of the early leaders of the indian national congress work freemasons. and they saw and free masonry like george washington a school of >> virtues a way of teaching, forgive me, a way of teaching. [inaudible] the rulebook of conducting meetings with mutual respect formal respect to the rules. and also religious tolerance indian nationalists at the time. the big problem they face was the cultural divide and free masonry it seemed to way of overcoming that. but free masonry has found its values and tolerance have been tested to the structure by many moments in the global history to with which it became part of. and i concentrate on two strands really in which that happens throughout my book. with more than 30 years of history the first is the empire's is a masonic parade with the grand master of the united england at the time parading, showing off its prudential's which is now zimbabwe firmly part of the british empire. free masonry support network for british imperialists on their travels around the world. one of the secrets of free masonry success and di

into the national library of congress. >> can you tell us about the camera how does it work? >> this is a pinhole camera. it's the most rudimentary camera you can take a photograph with. it put film in the back. it's loaded into the film holders. the film is in the back, the only working part on the camera is this little i guess will call it a shutter. it just basically blocked the light from coming in. and allows light come to the camera. there is no lens, it's just light coming in through that pinhole and that's captured on to the film. that is the photograph. so this is you know this technology actually dates back to the renaissance period. what they called camera obscure. so this is a basically you're capturing what comes through that little pinhole so i've been traveling throughout the country and photographing subjects exclusively with this camera. >> people if they want to go to your blog where can they find it. >> the pinhole project.com. they can look for online. >> thank you so. much >> thank you. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm from baltimore, maryland. >> can you t

larry nation. since congress probably won't act in time, it might be a good idea if we really want to stop this type of settlement to start referring to it as the larry nasa rule. if a defendant wants it, they're going to have to specifically ask kind of get an answer. oh, you don't have that answer. ok. how about the drain? generous settlements like this are now spreading, and it's not just judges who were issuing them, but attorney general's and yes, i know it's technically supposed to be attorney general. i just refused to say it that way because it sounds canadian. recently several state attorney general's fine at attorneys general pam. it really does sound better reached a settlement with 3 major drug manufacturers who neglected to report suspicious prescriptions. the settlement was for $26000000000.00, which sounds like a lot, at least when you think of it all at once. but these settlements tend to be paid out on a trickle down dollar a day type basis. that's why a couple pennsylvania distric

larry nation. since congress probably won't act in time, it might be a good idea if we really want to stop this type of settlement to start referring to it as the larry nasa rule. if a defendant wants it, they're going to have to specifically ask kind of get an answer. oh, you don't have that answer. ok. how about the drain? generous settlements like this are now spreading, and it's not just judges who are issuing them, but attorney general's and yes, i know it's technically supposed to be attorney general. i just refused to say that way because it sounds canadian. recently several state attorney general's fine at attorney's general pam. it really does sound better reached a settlement with 3 major drug manufacturers who neglected to report suspicious prescriptions. the settlement was for $26000000000.00, which sounds like a lot, at least when you think of it all at once. but the settlements tend to be paid out on a trickle down dollar a day type basis. that's why a couple pennsylvania district att

national politics in the new republics, as well as field of blood, violence in congress and the road to the civil war. john, it is such an honor to have you with us. >> thanks for having me. and norman holmes teen his the residents voice to these elections and the u.s. congress. his books include one nation after trump, a guide for the complex disillusion the, desperate and the not yet departed. i love his book titles because the next one, we did in the constitution center and it depressed as even before we began the program. it's even worse than it looks how the constitutional politics and very relevant for tonight. the broken branch, how congress is filling america and how to get it back. contract he's a friend of the center and appears it's wonderful to have dropped the violence that consume the nation in general and in congress leading up to the civil war between 1813 1860, there were more than 70 violent incidents between congressman and the house and senate chambers, or on nearby streets and dueling grounds, and you know that it wasn't confined to congress between july and octo

congress. his books include "one nation after trump: a guide for the perplexed, the disillusioned, depressed and not yet departed." i love norman's book titles the next one we did at the constitution center and it guessed us even before we began the program "it's even worse than it looks: how the american constitutional system collided with the new politics of extremism" and we relevant for tonight as well "the broken branch: how congress is failing america and how could get it back on track." he is a friend of the center and appears frequently on our programs. norm, wonderful to have you back. >> always a pleasure, jeff. >> let us jump right into the history of the violence that consumed the nation in general and congress in particular in the years leading up to the civil war. joanne, we'll begin with you because your book "field of blood" describes it so vividly, the statistics that you talk about are so striking between 1830 and 1860 you write there were more than 70 violent incidents betwee

so i turned out, she left the membership of congress, but she did not leave congress or the nation behind. instead, she returned again and again to the capital to testify before house and senate committees. in the 19 twenties and thirties, she remained active in the peace and social welfare movements. she lobbied congress on behalf of herself or organization seeking to prevent, ward ban child labor and improve working conditions. in 1920, she testified for the need to improve maternal health in rural areas. in 1921, she defended the federal trade commission's ability to investigate industrial practices. in the thirties, as war loomed once again in europe, she turned her attention back to anti-war concerns. representing the national council for the prevention of war, and several congressional hearings. and i cheated, social irritated more than one member of congress who objected to her proposals. and then 1935 hearing entitled, taking the profits out of war, she stated, i protested and voted against the early war and i am still against this war. the last war was richmond's war. but it was

congress. his books include "one nation after trump: a guide for the perplexed, the disillusioned, the desperate and the not yet depart." i love norman's book titles the next one we did at the constitution center and it depressed us even before we began the program "it's even worse than it looks: how the american constitutional system collided with the new politics of extremism" and very relevant for tonight as well "the broken branch: how congress is failing america and how could get it back on track." he is a friend of the center and appears frequently on our programs. norm, wonderful to have you back. >> always a pleasure, jeff. >> let us jump right into the history of the violence that consumed the nation in general and congress in particular in the years leading up to the civil war. joanne, we'll begin with you because your book "field of blood" describes it so vividly, the statistics that you talk about are so striking between 1830 and 1860 you write there were more than 70 violent incide

to minimize national security risk but congress did not have the ability to do oversight it could've prevented the debacle we are now seeing listen to this report. >> the way the president handled the evacuation even the speech was not about the american people or the sacrifice that our men and women in uniform made it was not anything higher purpose and ability it was all about i want to make sure i don't get stuck with the black hawk down incident or i don't one have hostages like they did in tehran and i don't one have an evacuation like they did in saigon it was all about joe biden and dodging weave and bring somebody else and what i really wanted to hear today from him i wanted him to speak to o'hare purpose and say to those men and women who thought and bled whose loved ones died i wanted him to say your sacrifice was not in vain we did not build a modern afghanistan a create a modern democracy but your sacrifice is not in vain and said it was so petty it was a washington swamp all over again, his decision to blame 70b else. what he said today really was diplomatic of the 20 ye

china's national people's congress is happening. the standing committee is meeting. beginning. it's about four days long. that anti-section law will be on the agenda for hong kong and macau which we talked about here. big implications for businesses. banks have to deal with the crosshairs of u.s. as well as chinese regulations. a big interview coming up as well but there rate decisions first. rb, we talk about the latest case in new zealand. does it impact the tightening or hiking of them being priced in right now? powell also speaking. we have kate -- key data from the u.s.. u.k. inflation as well. coming up this hour we have an exclusive chat with the ceo of india's largest steel producer tata steel. we have plenty to talk with him about. >> we will find out f the prices are expected to persist. also bear in mind that india is pushing for decarbonization. how will impact steelmakers? on the back of that we have china cutting its steel production, will india steelmakers benefit? by the way this company has done real well. esther day its shares up almost 140%. don't miss the in

so as it turned out rankin left the membership of congress, but she did not leave congress or the nation behind. instead she returned again and again to the capital to testify before house and senate committees. in the 1920s and '30s rankin remained active in the peace and social welfare movements. she lobbied congress on behalf of herself or organizations seeking to prevent war, ban child labor, and improve working conditions. in 1920, she testified for the need to improve maternal health in rural areas. in 1921 she defended the federal trade commission's ability to investigate industrial practices. in the '30s as war loomed once again in europe she turned her attention back to anti-war concerns, representing the national council for the prevention of war at several congressional hearings. as she did so, she irritated more than one member of congress who objected to her proposals. in a 1935 hearing entitled "taking the profits out of war" rankin stated, i protested and voted against the earlier war, and i am still against this war -- or i am still against war. the last war was a rich ma

the national policy that are not just built for the moment. we need to plan and legislate for the future, particularly in critical and fast-growing areas like 5g and beyond. it has become clear that lower costs are a driving force for wireless fighters for chinese -- wireless providers who use chinese vendors. we can see so many folks struggling with this issue. ensuring that the united states and folks around the world have secure networks depends on vendors' ability to be competitive with huawei. that's why i am excited about open radio access networks. last congress would passed the usa telecommunications act which authorized a range of programs to help accelerate the development and deployment of technologies. this technology has the potential to level the playing field and is already unleashing the power of american ingenuity and competition as well as that of our allies. there are already efforts underway to deploy and integrate this technology into networks in the united states and around the world, but we need to do more and we need to

to keep congress honest about its spending. unfortunately, the failure by my colleagues on the other to pass a budget has not stopped them from spending. the house is already voted on several spending bills for 2022 without any sort of real budget to guide the process. now, they want us to go backwards. and do a budget where the appropriations process is already well underway. sounds familiar? of course it does. this happened earlier in the year. this is exactly how my colleagues abused the budget process back in the spring. how to use 51 votes in the senate to enact a radical agenda no one actually wants. budgeting means coming up with a plan. of course, the budget is not about strengthening the integrity of our nation, nor is it about getting government spending and inflation under control. >> we're going to break away from this recorded portion of today's meeting. they're in a recess right now. to the floor of the u.s. house. lawmakers working on that budget resolution, voting rights legislation and the senate-passed biparti

madam president, reviving america's roads and bridges is long-standing national priority of congress anddd it's one thats taken us too long to address. we need reliable assessable infrastructure to operate locally and to compete globally. and as it currently stands the bill before us is a well-positioned to meet that exact need. the infrastructure investment and jobs act isn't perfect, no bill evernt is, but it makes historic investment in assets that will benefit every american many, many years. i applaud the group for using the surface transportation bill that we unanimously passed out of the environment public works committee as a foundation for this bill. as the leader of republic on the transportation infrastructure subcommittee, i know how much time and effort both sides of the aisle have put in to surface transportation reauthorization. the end result reflected the good work we accomplished and that was the perfect building block for the package that is before us. as you know, madam president, i was not an original part of this bipartisan negotiating group to congressman weber

so it turned out, she left the membership of congress, but she did not leave congress or the nation behind. instead, she returned again and again to the capital to testify before house and senate committees. in the 19 twenties and thirties, she remained active in the peace and social welfare movements. she lobbied congress on behalf of herself or organization seeking to prevent, ward ban child labor and improve working conditions. in 1920, she testified for the need to improve maternal health in rural areas. in 1921, she defended the federal trade commission's ability to investigate industrial practices. in the thirties, as war loomed once again in europe, she turned her attention back to anti-war concerns. representing the national council for the prevention of war, and several congressional hearings. and i cheated, social irritated more than one member of congress who objected to her proposals. and then 1935 hearing entitled, taking the profits out of war, she stated, i protested and voted against the early war and i am still against this war. the last war was richmond's war. but it was

so as it turned out rankin left the membership of congress, but she did not leave congress or the nation behind. instead she returned again and again to the capital to testify before house and senate committees. in the 1920s and '30s rankin remained active in the peace and social welfare movements. she lobbied congress on behalf of herself or organizations seeking to prevent war, ban child labor and improve working conditions. in 1920 she testified for the need time prove maternal health in rural areas. in 1921 she defended the federal trade commission's ability to investigate industrial practices. in the '30s as war loomed once again in europe she turned her attention back to anti-war concerns, representing the national council for the prevention of war at several congressional hearings. as she did so, she irritated more than one member of congress who objected to her proposals. in a 1935 hearing entitled "taking the profits out of war" rankin stated, i protested and voted against the earlier war and i am still against this war -- or i am still against war. the last war was a rich man's

and to help boost chances of congress for our new national— chances of congress for our new national voting rights bill. you rememberwhen the national voting rights bill. you remember when the democrats left the chamber— remember when the democrats left the chamber and blocked the quorum, they went to _ chamber and blocked the quorum, they went to washington to lobby to bring those _ went to washington to lobby to bring those build up. gk, went to washington to lobby to bring those build oo— went to washington to lobby to bring those build up-_ those build up. ok, but what did it achieve ultimately, _ those build up. ok, but what did it achieve ultimately, do _ those build up. ok, but what did it achieve ultimately, do you - those build up. ok, but what did it achieve ultimately, do you think. ? i think it's important 7 i think it's important to remember ? i think it's important to remember throu~hout ? i think it's important to remember throughout the _ ? i think it's important to remember throughout the history _ ? i think it's important to remember throughout the history of _

must pass the for the people act to create national standards for voting rights say card access to the ballot box for all voters. in texas and in every other state senate majority leader chuck schumer says the senate plans to take one more shot at passing the voting rights bill before its overdue summer break. oregon democrat jeff merkley is one of the bill sponsors in the senate. it is wrong. deadly wrong to deny any of your fellow americans the right to vote. we have. >> voter intimidation and suppression has a virus challenging the health of our democracy. san antonio, democrat trey martinez. fischer says the texans are not going home, at least not yet. if congress is in

it was not until 1991 that congress determined of the national park site to talk about the northern plains indian of their own land as well as that military action by custer and his men. and most of you are familiar probably with harper theory national historic park. of course this is the site of john brown's attempted raid on the national armory that was located there. these pictures are of the john brown fort where he and his raters attempted to hold up over the three days the action took place at harpers ferry. that top picture is the fort. the focus in several different locations. it was removed from its original site five times over the course of its lifespan. here is on the campus of a historical black college founded in 1867 by missionaries to educate newly freed african-americans. and it was the college that save the johnson brown fort and brought it back to harpers ferry. he was in chicago, illinois. prior to the harpers valley national park being desecrated. on the bottom edge the fort today replacing the lower town of harper's ferry in its original location. >> they have held jo

response as title iii does for the national emergencies act. the evolution of congress's own spending bills -- processing spending bills has increased the need for oversight capacity. a on continuing resolutions read spring when shipped because the cost of congress and its constituents are letting the government shutdown so high, legislators cannot threaten to withhold funding from a specific irt or activity because the president has chosen to stray from congressional intent. when there is a partial shutdown of federal operations, the executive branch has discretion over which activities cease and which can continue. this discretion further undermines congress's power and shutdown confrontations. a common reaction to the brinkmanship is to call for a return to so-called regular order. in commerce's recent experience that is not as likely. given this, congress must turn to mutuals like those in the power of the purse act to ensure it gets the information it needs. finally, changes in the nature of congressional oversight also mean reforms to sup

and david jolly, former member of congress, national chairman of the serve america movement and an msnbc political contributor. jonathan, you characterize this as a political stain, saying the damage from the bipartisan criticism and the potentially long arc of the war's aftermath could put his fellow democrats in further jeopardy in next year's midterm elections. his agenda, they see a need to distance themselves from him. obviously the number one concern is getting people out and getting them out safely. but at the same time there are political ramifications. is president biden potentially a scapegoat here for a war that has lasted four administrations? >> well, first, lindsey, you're absolutely right that the politics will take care of themselves after the next 36 hours or so as these last flights get out of afghanistan. but i do think that there is certainly going to be a tendency on the part of republican lawmakers to scapegoat joe biden for more than his share of the burden of any blame for what has happened over the course of the last 20 years in afghanistan. but at the same time,

madam president, reviving america's roads and bridges is a long-standing national priority of congress and one that has taken us too long to address. we need reliable, accessible infrastructure to operate locally, and compete globally. as it currently stands, the bill is well-positioned to meet that exact need. the infrastructure investment and jobs act is not perfect, no bill ever is, but it makes historic investments that will benefit every american for many years. i applaud the group for using the built that were unanimously passed as a foundation. as the lead republican on the transportation and infrastructure subcommittee, i know how much time and effort both sides have put in to surface transportation reauthorization. the end result reflected the good work be accomplished, and it was a perfect building block for the package before us. as you know, i was not an original part of this negotiating route, however, when i was approached, i made my top priorities clear. one, keeping reforms like the one agency decision that president trump put into place that president biden removed. it

had, we need to step in and confront the national security state. and what's become a very out of control pill program cheney that went on during the reagan years in the eighty's to serve in congress. and when the iran contra scandal broke out into the open, chaney did not like congress being involved with anything that the executive branch was doing. and you had the 2 others handle that emanated from the highest echelons of power. and the reagan administration was acting as though it had nothing to do with it. i've told you all that i know and you know, the truth of the matter is for quite some long time. all that you knew is what i told you. it was our witness this morning is mister robert mcfarland, the former national security adviser to the president. mr mcfarland. we welcome you to the committee and we look forward to your testimony. mr. mccall, and did you have any discussion about the possibility of an effect farming out the whole contra support operations in nicaragua to another country which will cor country one? yes, that's correct. and d

so what hamilton sees when he comes to congress is it's actually going to crash and burn. and there's such incredible potential to do something different, to pull it all together and create an amazing new phenomenon of growing, expanding, even an imperial phenomenon. that's a pretty outlandish thing to envision actually for a 20 something-year-old man arriving with his elders and superiors, many committed to completely different visions from that at that time. but he did begin to see it. he was not alone in that. he had a mentor in that whole vision, robert morris. a name while it's known i believe at the museum of american finance is not widely known by the people who see the show or read the bios because morris is a problematic character for a lot of reasons. he becomes hamilton's i think most important mentor in this area i'm trred because of course there are other areas of hamilton's life, the area of his creative period. but morris is a difficult character sometimes for us to deal with because while he was the financier as the revolution -- that's how he's known and h

the biden administration is telling all of congress essentially jump in a lake. we don't care that every democrat and virtually every republican has a dramatically different assessment of this situation than they do. third, the national security magnitude of this issue, this was a major national security victory. when i met with the biden administration, with each of their successive national security officials, i said look, i understand the instinct of any new administration to say whatever the old guys did must be wrong. i guess the biden guys want to say whatever trump did must be wrong. and by the way, the trump guys by and large said whatever obama did must be wrong. that's not a new thing. whenever you have a change in administration, that tends to be a default position. but what i urge them to do is just because that's your knee-jerk instinct, this was a massive bipartisan victory for america, a national security victory that we won that joe biden is on the verge of throwing away. and the secretary of state sat in my office and promised to fight the -- to

won a close battle for congress for the house of representatives in 1946 where he gained national prominence as a tough congressman who supported the house committee on unamerican activities, which i'm sure you have read about, investigating alleged disloyalty and subversive conduct by people suspected of having communist ties. after two terms, he won a seat in the u.s. senate, then became eisenhower's vp. lost the battle for presidency against john f. kennedy in 1960. ran for governor of california and lost. moved to new york city to practice law. and then jumped back into the political arena in 1968. he called it the great game. and he beat democrat hubert humphrey in a tight election that year. so as you can see here, nixon was almost pugilistic. he battled constantly with congress as he sought to expand his executive power. a great example in the book is nixon's aggressive attempt to impound funds in order to thwart pieces of legislation passed by congress that he didn't like. for example, in october of 1972, you see congress was forced to override nixon's veto of amendments to the clean