the united states of america that is leading in reducing carbon emissions. china's record -- admitting more -- we see where the united states of america -- whether it is the keystone pipeline or other -- that are being shut down here. they are tamping down american energy and i believe american energy is important. it is important to our way of life, our economic competitiveness and national security. it is important on the geopolitical front. american energy independence and dominance and continuing to lead in clean energy solutions need to be embraced. it is one of the best ways we can counter china. we are seeing a war on american energy and ended his weakening us. united states more, whether it is corporations or the current biden that is focusing on wind and solar and batteries, supply chains that are dominated by china, that is making us even more dependent on them. dangerously dependent on them. we saw that highlighted during covid. we were dench -- we were dangerously dependent on china with masks and ppe. we need to really invest the environmental a

to the united states of america. there will be more information likely out on the strike that occurred last night but i think it is a solid reminder of the threats that exist to the united states of america around the globe. host: do you support the operation? guest: i think there are a lot of facts to come out. i do not think i want to prejudge what it was done but i think it is appropriate for the united states to remain vigilant and not allow terrorism to fester anywhere on the globe. host: also, deployment of troops, at least more so than initially announced by the biden administration when dealing with russia and you aim. the operation the united states are involved in. guest: i think it is important we make a statement that we support the territorial integrity of ukraine. i'm frustrated we are negotiating from a position of weakness following the botched evacuation from afghanistan and countries around the globe will continue to test the resolve of the united states of america. but we do need to protect the ter

this is the united states of america for god sakes. cook county using rescue plan funds to work with workers to prepare taking on manufacturing infrastructure jobs to strengthen the supply chains in the heartland's. the rescue plan funds we delivered to the counties. .. the virus at 215 million.te [applause] they were critical partners since day number one and testing vaccinations. standing strong against misinformation and sometimes even personal attacks. and the lead of patriotism andve resolve to save lives. another challenge we face isg the burden on working families that's why my build back better plan is that families are getting clobbered by o the cost of everyday things. i know that gas and food prices are up. i grew up in a family where the price ats the pump was built in the kitchen everybody felt it. i understand. these are necessities not the totality of what the family needs. so i work on supply chains and bringing down the cost of what we talk about that have gone up so high, there are c other ways to reduce the burden on

that together to craft the constitution of the united states of america. they set out a bill of rights making clear certain rights could never be infringed on. the rights of speech and to assemble, the right to worship, the right to act on those beliefs in the public square, the right to arm ourselves against standing armies, the right to a fair, equitable criminal justice system, they acknowledge that our rights come from the creator, and free people honor their creator when they exercise those rights to govern themselves wisely, and the founders spelled out exactly where the government gets its power -- the people. [applause] read federalist 49. the people are the only legitimate thought of power. [applause] sadly today, in 2022, every one of those rights is under attack. the american people are being coerced. when the national school board association works with the white house to get the fbi to identify parents as the mystic terrorists for opposing critical race theory and their kids at school, you have problems. if you have not read up on the probe th

states of america. it is my honor to introduce to the country the daughter of a former public school teacher, a proven consensus builder and an accomplished lawyer, a distinguished jurist, one of the nation's most -- a member of one of the nation's most stay just courts. my nominee for the u.s. supreme court is judge ketanji brown jackson when justice breyer announced his retirement, i said we need someone to serve -- choosing someone to serve on the supreme court is one of the most serious responsibilities a president has and i mean it. i promised i would select someone worthy of justice breyer's legacy. someone with the utmost character and integrity. i would bring to this decision my perspective as a lawyer, a former law professor, a chairman of the judiciary committee for many years, and someone who has presided over more supreme court nominations than almost anyone living today. that makes me 28 years old. [laughter] i started doing it when i was 32. i have devoted much of my career to thinking abo

to recognize that it is the united states of america that is leading in reducing carbon emissions. china is emitting more carbon than the rest of the world combined. and yet, we see where the united states of america is -- whether it is the keystone pipeline or other permits that are being shut down here, we are tamping down american energy. and i believe american energy is so important. it is so important to our quality of life. it is important to our economic competitiveness. it is important to national security. it is also important on the geopolitical front. so energy and american energetic independence, dominance and continuing to lead in clean energy solutions need to be embraced. it is one of the best ways that we can counter china. but right now, we are seeing this war on american energy. and what it is doing is it is weakening us good and as the united states, whether it is corporations or the current biden administration, that is focusing on wind and solar and batteries, supply chains that are dominated by china, that is making us even more dependent upon them. it dangero

in this united states of america for god sakes pretty in illinois, risky plan funds to work with metal subs, and helping workers to take on manufacturing infrastructure to help them strengthen the supply chain and then the heartland the rescue plan funds and we delivered to the counties. they can help each of you stronger force and we need to take up and take on these infrastructure jobs so that we are more families can deal with themselves and to this booming economy the truth is, we have an incredible opportunity ahead of us and does not hyperbole, we really do myself a lot of work to do to put together what we have proven that, we can get big things done in this country, bipartisan and we know the challenges remain, still fighting in a deadly virus and we still need to more to get vaccinated and boosted. thanks to our partnerships, we climbed from 2 million people vaccinated when i got elected to 215 million people vaccinated. [applause] and again, you have been a critical part since day one and a masking it in and vaccinations predict and setting strong against misinformation and s

states of america. it is my honor to introduce to the country the daughter of a former public school teacher, a proven consensus buildernd

states of america? for just wanting to make a living? >> i did not, and that comes for me as a veteran, a guy who served for ten years. i know what this is. i never thought that in the capital city of the united states of america it would be somewhat controversial to open up a bar where everybody was welcome. >> laura: eric, we are with you. thank you. we will be praying with you. the media found a new number one enemy. you might have heard about him. joe rogan. plus, biden embarrasses himself in front of our nation's governors. raymond arroyo has it all. "seen and unseen" is next. [ joe ] my teeth were a mess. i had a lot of pain. as far as my physical health, my body was telling me you got to do something. and so i came to clearchoice. your mouth is the gateway to your body. joe's treatment plan was replacing the teeth with dental implants from clearchoice. [ joe ] clearchoice has changed my life for the better. it's given me my health back. there's an amazing life out there if you do something for yo

we must stand strong on the constitution of the united states of america. every half -- office owner in this country takes the same hole that i took --oath i took. i put my left hand on ronald reagan's bible. many of you have taken that same old. it is the same old that our son took when he was commissioned to the marine corp. in the same of my father took. throwing up our family, i made a american profits to the people that ended with a prayer, so help me god. every day for four years of our administration, i pray for the grace to do just that. as constitutional conservatives, the people must note that we must keep our oaf to the constitution even when it would be politically expedient to do otherwise. as antillean -- antonin scalia is set -- said, i, -- i am doing what i am supposed to do which is abiding to the constitution. as the bible says, we will keep our old even -- both even when it --oath even when it hurts. january 6 was a dark day. lives were lost and many were injured. thanks to the courageous action of the capitol police and federal law enfor

to be responsible to the taxpayers, the constituents, the citizens of this united states of america to know how our money is spent. our money has not been spent in the right manner. the money has not been spent in the right manner. that's all i'm saying. in the two minutes given to me. >> thank you for your comments. we have two additional callers. >> caller: good afternoon, this is david pilpel again. i was listening. i was not intending to speak. i must take exception to comments made by the prior speaker. i attend to meetings of the revenue bond oversight committee. i compliment chair leale and other members for their work, the focus and the responsibility of arboc are legit. they have done that work. the annual report fairly describes the work during the reporting period. they are only responsible for ensuring that the revenue bonds are used for therapy intended purposes. they are not responsible anything else with regard to the p.u.c. it's a their and specific focus that was charged by the voters in 2002 and extended by the board of supervisors. i thank them for their work and i w

united states of america. three weeks ago we were reminded of that truth, a gunman in a synagogue in texas. he took four worshippers hostage including a rabbi for 11 hours. but violence and vengeance didn't pierce the goodness and grace of that scene. heroic law enforcement officers were joined by local faith leaders, including an imam, a baptist minister who covered their help shall nearby catholic church opened the doors for the families. a group of muslim women, friends of the rabbi's wife and walked in with one of the rabbi's favorite foods. they hugged and they wept because of the bravery of the hostages and law enforcement officers, hostage escaped safely and the families were reunited. when asked later if he would change anything, the rabbi said, quote, we'll do what we always do, which is the best we can. which is the best we can. i had a long conversation with the rabbi. it was interesting to hear him describe the scene and how faith mattered whether you're in a synagogue, a church, a mosque or a temp

court of the united states of america. appointing individuals to the high court, as we all know, is truly one of the awesome responsibilities of any president. and in choosing judge jackson, president biden has hit a home run with an evenhanded and so gifted jurist. more importantly, i congratulate judge jackson for this historic honor, one that reflects her skills, her accomplishments, and above all, her dedication to our democracy. i've been doing a lot of reading on judge jackson over the last month, and i cannot recall any one of her colleagues, anyone from her private life or anyone in the public sphere say anything negative about her. it's amazing. that's how fine a person she is and how fine a mind she has. judge jackson encapsulates the two b -- brilliant and beloved. that's a rare combination. and her nomination is a cause for immense, immense celebration. i'll be meeting with judge jackson wednesday when she comes to the capitol for the first time. meanwhile i'm working with chairman durbin to schedule confirmati

god bless the great state of north carolina and god bless the united states of america. thank you all. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> malmstrom america is at the forefront. >> i take full events referring to concern parents like myself as domestic terrorists needing to be investigated by the fbi. >> i'm a judge but i am a mom must bear. >> calling these mom's domestic terrorist is -- i and sleep no longer. >> we are the change. >> we are mom's for america. join the revolution. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome senator marsha blackburn. [applause] >> so happy to be back and to see all this year. i have to say you're off to a roaring start, aren't you? the democrats, they have not had a very good year this year. you know, covid, or economic policy, the border, it's all a disaster. therefore and policy is now a war zone, and oh, how we pray for ukraine and for the people of ukraine. also, they've got a little bit of problem with parents. parents across the country are in revolt. crt, ask mandates, lockdowns. what we see happening in the classrooms. they

states of america. and that should be taken into account just to remind when suddenly a reminder of weapons of mass destruction. what did you make of the west exec corporate consultant who's now by the secretary of state antony blinking, claiming that russia could use weapons of mass destruction, great war in europe. he said this at the un security council. oh, well, no, no. oh, the easy answer of course is that the americans are lying as easily as they are breathing. but of course there are more deep explanations to lead to the american rhetoric. sometimes they do believe their own propaganda, and this is probably the most dangerous explanation for american motives, because they sometimes do believe the fakes they produce. and that means that their decision making is based on face reaches very, very, very, very dangerous. another explanation, of course, is a geopolitical, and i think it's more reliable. geopolitical explanation is that the united states are using this situation to mobilize the nato all

states of america, the world's greatest democracy, that the united states of america, who leads with its values, that the united states of america can speak up and speak out, striving to be a more perfect union, that the united states of america can lead the world. to say we are going to stop the persecution of human beings simply for who they are. this is the year 2022, mr. speaker. i would think by now we would have learned that our voices shut never be shuttered when we see violations of human rights. one of the things that i pledged when i became chair of this committee, that human rights would be on the front burner because if we can't come together no matter what party we're in, no matter what religion we have, no matter what ethnicity we have, no matter where we come from on this planet, if we can't come together and say we are going to stand up and speak out and stop when individuals are being persecuted and prosecuted, murdered, that's the least we can do. i don't care how difficult it is. i don't care if it puts a burden on the administration to do it, because that's our va

states of america. i love this country and we will save the america we know and love. this is our moment, our mission, we will prevail. let's win in 2022. thank you, god bless you, god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> thank you. it is now my great pleasure to stop speaking. [laughter] and introduce our co-chair. >> thank you. how do you follow that? thank you for your leadership, your vision. you have been an incredible partner. let's give her a hand one more time. [applause] good morning. it is great to be here with you today. thank you to our host city and our host members. carson, bruce, and marie. thank you for your hospitality. as she said, thank you you to our incredible staff. especially to my team. [applause] all of you make us all look good so we appreciated. this is a huge year for our country. a huge year for our party. the american people have watched one year of one party democrat rule in washington dc. they hated. they are hungry for change and our party will deliver the w

the united states of america. such a policy as it is now is very good. now, evidence of this policy is, for example, the presence of additional u. s. troops in poland. also, in addition to that, as part of the north atlantic alliance on the united states of america, very strongly highlight the fact that there is no concession to talk about the future out of some countries by those countries. meaning that this ukraine to decide good about its future and about which alliance ukraine would like to join an insult to russia to decide about that. now, such policy is the only policy that is able to stop the aggressions. now, poland, all those, you know, a country that has a experienced war, all the 2nd world war that we experience also the cruelty off occupier. as of right now, we are ready to support all those who need this support. and again, we all count on that bad diploma. so diplomatic means that we can solve this conflict that i said as for yesterday's meeting of ministers of defense of the nato countries and braz

, the united states of america. three weeks ago we were reminded of that truth, a gunman in a synagogue in texas. he took four worshippers hostage including a rabbi for 11 hours. but violence and vengeance didn't pierce the goodness and grace of that scene. heroic law enforcement officers were joined by local faith leaders, including an imam, a baptist minister who offered their help. a nearby catholic church opened the doors for the families. a group of muslim women, friends of the rabbi's wife and walked in with one of the rabbi's favorite foods. they hugged and they wept because of the bravery of the hostages and law enforcement officers. they -- the hostages escaped safely and the families were reunited. when asked later if he would change anything, the rabbi said, quote, we'll do what we always do, which is the best we can. which is the best we can. i had a long conversation with the rabbi. it was interesting to hear him describe the scene and how faith mattered whether you're in a synagogue, a church, a mosque

and of course, i'm more than the united states of america. and that makes them them interested in austin to 1st of all because it's, it's, and also the german economy due to a long term contracts with gus from they're getting gas now at price, which is $4.00 times lower than the market price. and for them, it's a serious, similar for, for the development of their economy and the green economy multics the so for them it's important for the rest. it's not important for americans, it's more important to bring more marriage in l. n g to, to germany, rather than to the author, it, russian guess project. so that's why in germany has certainly spent at least tactical, you know, sober ante in some issues there. and that is why germany, for example, was against bombings of libya. which mention warranty was against the war in iraq. so it has a more pacifist approach and more realistic approach i would say on international relations. among other things, germany has some actions. and you know, only 20 percent of germans support the india or britain givin

cohen: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will take this occasion to update the speaker's announced policies of january 4, 2021. regarding the requirement to wear masks in the hall of the house during the coronavirus pandemic. consistent with updated guidance from the attending physician, the chair wishes to inform members that masks are no longer required in the hall of the house. the chair would further note that all members and staff may continue to wear masks at their discretion. this announcement is incorporated within the policy on conduct during a covered period of january 4, 2021 and super seeds all other announced -- superseeds all other announced policies. the chair apreesh yeats the attention of members to this matter and expects members to continue to respect the health and safety of other members and staff during this ongoing pandemic. including by following current and future guidance of the attendi

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the chair will receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed without amendment an act making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year ending september 30, 2022, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following communications. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of represe representatives, madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. hopes, the -- house of representatives, the clerk received the following message by the secretary of the senate on february 15, 2022, at 3:50 p.m. that the senate passed with amendments h.r. 2497. with best wishes, i am signed sin serl, cheryl -- sincerely, cheryl l. johnson, clerk. the ho

states of america. i love this country and we will save the america we know and love. this is our moment, our mission, and we will prevail. let's win in 2022. thank you, god bless you, god bless the united states of america. [applause] thank you. thank you. it is now my great pleasure to stop speaking. [laughter] and introduce our co-chair. tommy hicks. [applause] >> thank you. how do you follow that? thank you for your leadership, your vision. you have been an incredible partner. let's give her a hand one more time. [applause] good morning rnc. it is great to be here with you today. i hope you have had a wonderful time here in salt lake. thank you to our host city and our host members. carson, bruce, and annmarie. thank you for your hospitality. as ronna said, thank you to our incredible staff. especially to my team. [applause] all of you make us all look good so we appreciate it. this is a huge year for our country. a huge year for our party. the american people have watched one year of one party demo

of the american story the story of the united states of america. it's a state that had obviously indigenous people it's a state that had plantation slavery. it borders another country. so immigration is an issue. it's a state that had that was for a time its own republic and has a consciousness that's based upon this idea of leaving. a larger entity in striking out on your own and there isn't any place and the history of jim crow after the end of slavery. there's no other state that has all of those things they each have some of them but they're all there and way that makes the place incredibly volatile and accounts for some of the larger than life aspects of texas that people love and that people hate too quite frankly. i have to say and that makes us feel people in texas that we are exceptional if there's a such thing as an american exceptionalism. there is a view of texas exceptionalism as well as i'm sure many of you probably have encountered maybe too much to your chagrin maybe or amusement. and i wanted to do those two things talk about my fa

much of the american story, the story of the united states of america. it's a state that had, obviously, indigenous people. it's a state that had plantation slavery. it borders another country so immigration is an issue. it's a state that was, for a time, its own republic and has a consciousness that's based upon this idea of leaving a larger entity and striking out on your own and there isn't any place, and the history of jim crow, after the end of slavery, there's no other state that has all of those things. they each have some of them but they're all there in a way that makes the place incredibly volatile and accounts for some of the larger than life aspects of texas that people love and people hate, quite frankly, too, i have to say, and that makes us feel, people of texas that we are exceptional. if there's american exceptionalism, there's a view of texas exceptionalism as well as i'm sure many of you have encountered, much to your regret maybe or amusement. and i wanted to do those two things. talk about my family, talk about texas. i had no idea,

depressed regions in the united states of america. why is that? because he's in kentucky is cold country and the decline of the coleman is treat going on for decades here and left his mark on the region and on the high rollers are not to be found here. people here are making their living by working hard wages, minimum wages, and depressed wages and salaries are real thing. so the inflation hurts people here. ah, and i'm danny. i'm a 3rd generational co, wagner. i started working co lands and 1990 toe, and i absolutely lived, i retired then i got diagnosed in 2015. that's why glucose denny's 48 years old. he suffers from black lung disease decades of breathing in cold us cost. message scarring in his lungs. breathing is difficult. working. it's impossible. danny and his family, his wife jenny, and daughter molly are mostly living off a fixed income and modest monthly federal paycheck he receives for having ruined his health and the coal mines. life was on a lean budget before inflation hit. now it's a struggle then he says, well, we ha

the united states of america. it is an imperative. i battled adversaries across the world. there is no threat greater to the united states than that which emanates inside our republic. inside our school system. if we do not teach our children the next generation that we are not a racist nation then surely the bad guys will come to be right about an america in decline. it is not true, we will prevent it from being so. want to close with this. i have spent his last 14 months watching what's going into washington with great trepidation. doing what i would need each and everyone of you to do. what my wife and i are committed to doing, we're going to go stay in this fight. i have been so hardened, i have traveled from tennessee to california even california. i have traveled to ohio. i was in iowa last night, florida this weekend. traveling helping good candidates who have decided to give of themselves back to their community. i have watched people who didn't even know where their school board meetings were being held s

total number of senators in the united states of america, total number, 1, 944. they have had the honor, privilege and pleasure of serving in the united states senate, and it is a privilege, and honor to serve in the united states senate. 1,944 have had this great honor. number of men, 1,866. number of men 1,866. number of women, 58. number of white men, 1,857. senate has been around for over 200 years, for over 200 years, in fact more than 230 years. we can say the senate has been overwhelmingly white and overwhelmingly white men. there are some people who find it uncomfortable to hear these things being said. can you imagine how it must be for the persons excluded from the senate, can you imagine how they feel and when they would want to know that their children could have served in the senate or have the opportunity that others have had. these are opportunities that have been denied. i love my country. it means something for me to be an american. i believe we ought to have liberty and justice for all. i want to make it real the government for the people, by th

in terms of a response to the cyberattack, if someone attacks the united states of america, we will hold that element responsible or accountable in -- at this point we have not been attacked. nato elements have not been attacked. so, we will leave it at that. >> last question today goes to natalia from bloomberg. what are you? there you are. where are you? >> thank you for the question. some of these troops that we seen at rest go mask along ukraine borders have come from very far parts of russia's territory, including the far east. why do you think russia feels comfortable enough to leave that border with china undefended? does this recommend -- represent a closer alliance between the two? sec. austin: certainly, i can't speak to the strength of that alliance. what i can say, i am not sure if it is anything at all. we did know that china's approval of a putin's activities here in the region. i am not sure that we can make the kind of direct difference from what you just raised, but certainly does i think that will continue to watch going forward. i think you raised a very important ques

from the southeast part of the united states of america. those individuals happen to bring a different set of values that aren't easily crammed into whatn we look today at the woke agenda. now, clay, i'm going to take a little bit of difference with you on the nfl. my dallas cowboys are no longer in the super bowl. >> you are a cowboy fan. i will not even listen to you because it's been 25 years since you guys have mattered. >> but my point is this, i got to see those terrible nfl lies in commercials claiming blacks are somehow systemically denied loan applications and the like. it is a real turnoff. and for ano lot of my friends, t is enough to say if my boys aren't in it, why will we watch it? i think nascar is taking itself in the same direction >> laura: they can turn it around, bristol, charlotte, i love these tracks appear they are all fun. thinking of the nfl, a lot of interesting headliners for the halftime show, eminem is one of them but i want to give you a quick taste what kind of musicc we might hear his song, murder murder ♪

god bless the great state of north carolina and god bless the united states of america. thank you all. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> malmstrom america is at the forefront. >> i take full events referring to concern parents like myself as domestic terrorists needing to be investigated by the fbi. >> i'm a judge but i am a mom must bear. >> calling these mom's domestic terrorist is -- i and sleep no longer. >> we are the change. >> we are mom's for america. join the revolution. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome senator marsha blackburn. [applause] >> i am so happy to bo see you all this year. i have to say, you are off to a roaring start. this is a great forum. and the democrats have not had a very good year this year. there economic policy, covid, the border, it is all a disaster. the foreign policy is now a war zone and how we pray for ukraine. also, they have a little bit of the problem with parents. parents across the country, mask mandates, crt. what we see happening in the classroom, they are tired of woke politics. they are tired of transgender

ukraine is controlled by the united states of america and part of these allies. the united states of america created a repressive regime, which used minorforces, neo—nazis a repressive regime, which used minor forces, neo—nazis for terrorising people. it is a repressive regime, exactly how they supported the junta repressive regime, exactly how they supported thejunta in repressive regime, exactly how they supported the junta in chilly and general pinochet. he will be shameful supporting the neo—nazi terror in ukraine. shameful supporting the neo-nazi terror in ukraine.— terror in ukraine. thank you very much forjoining _ terror in ukraine. thank you very much forjoining us. _ terror in ukraine. thank you very much forjoining us. he - terror in ukraine. thank you very much forjoining us. he is - terror in ukraine. thank you very j much forjoining us. he is correct that many decades ago the americans did support the regime in chile many decades ago. the comparison is for you to decide how relevant that is. as we've been hearing, there's been fighting in ma

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in the united states of america. why is that? because he's in kentucky is cold country and the decline of the coleman is treat going on for decades here. and left his mark on the region and on the high rollers are not to be found here. people here are making their living by working hard wages, minimum wages, and depressed wages and salaries are real thing. so the inflation hurts. people hear the mom. i and i'm danny. i'm a 3rd generational co, wagner. i saw working on co lands in 1990 toe and i absolutely live and i retired then i got diagnosed in 2015. that's why glucose, denny is 48 years old. he suffers from black lung disease, decades of breathing and cold us cost mess and scarring in his love. breathing is difficult working. it's impossible. danny and his family, his wife, jenny, and daughter, malia mostly living of a fixed income and modest monthly federal paycheck he receives for having ruined his health and the coal mines. life was on the lean budget before inflation hit. now it's a struggle then he says, wel