devon is next out of philadelphia. independent, good morning. caller: good morning. i see the news article. this is about how how -- about how the president of afghanistan is fleeing. the wife fled here. my thing is these countries are independent countries. they have their own military and their own intelligence. we spent $715 billion of taxpayers money in military? and we have to rebuild everybody's nation? how about we rebuild our own? how about we give some of that money back to us? i'm not saying we don't help people, because we do and we should continue. at what point do we say $700 billion? the afghan forces, they fled. 30 days or so ago, everything was ok and everything was calm. overnight, they have taken over everything? something does not make sense. something is off. host: $1 trillion is the number that has been put out there for total u.s. spending in afghanistan, including $83 billion on training afghan forces. on that $1 trillion, what did it by us? caller: i think it failed. what would america look like if we had invested $1 trillion directly into the

what happened almost a quarter of a millennium ago right here from the city i am speaking to you from, philadelphia, when our nation's founders gave congress the power of the purse, unfortunately in so many ways and not just the power of the purse, we have seen in my view a migration of power from the legislative branch to the executive branch over the past 20 or 25 years. that has happened in administrations of both parties. i think it is crucial that congress again reassert its role in holding the power of the purse. our founders thought we as members of the weight -- lips of the prince with god our -- guard our powers. as partisanship has taken hold and we have heard some of that this hearing, as that has taken hold, it has allowed the executive branch to creep in to our territory. i think this legislation is important and i am supportive of it. let me turn to this is simple which, i apologize if i am not getting your name exactly correctly. let me ask you specifically on the question of transparency. if congress makes a spending decision that is transparent, i am concerned about secrecy and app

cheney and good men were killed in philadelphia, mississippi just trying to register people to vote. this problem, which has existed since my childhood, where there were segregated drinking fountains and days to go to the zoo and public events, and let me tell you, the colored sections were not the good seats. they were the worst. vestiges of those days still haunt us. that's why this is such an important bill, because they percolate up so many times in voting. this subcommittee has devoted several time -- all of us in congress must rededicate ourselves to protecting this fundamental right at a time where, we are once again, under severe threat. the record we have built over the course of 13 hearings over the last two years is your. -- is clear. voting discrimination is a current and worsening problem that congress must address. the tidal wave of voter suppression comes as no surprise. it is a predictable result of the supreme court's 2013 decision known as shelby county versus holder, which gutted the voting rights act's most important enforcement mechanism, section five, preclearan

it was grueling, she lived in the bronx and i live in philadelphia. i had to get her to new york presbyterian hospital in washington heights every week for six weeks. she had to visit a series of doctors and have psychological exams. we barely had enough space to cover any up -- money to cover an uber from the bronx. accessibility and immunities at the bronx is a systematic issue. according to an analysis by the university of wisconsin, the geographic distribution of the nation's 31 federally funded alzheimer's disease research centers skews towards the milk -- most wealthy neighborhoods. balancing her research participation and my full-time job was another challenge. i was teaching and had to ask my coworkers to cover me so i could be at every appointment. i was able to make it work because my employer offered me paid family and medical leave and flex time, millions of americans are not so lucky. paid leave is an urgent health equity issue for dementia caregivers. according to a national survey, less than half have access to medically policies like m

jay in philadelphia says, and he withdrawn must be condition based, not a date certain. second, you have to get your people out before the military assets. we had a secure air base at bagram and we packed up and left. we have no over the horizon intelligence capability because all of our assets are gone. total blunder. that is what jay has to say. fay, a republican in alabama. caller: first of all, i was listening when the guy called in and called a woman ignorant. i think he actually showed his iq. i don't believe in name-calling. yes, i am a trump supporter. if we had had more trump supporters, we wouldn't be going through this botched up mess right now. like the guy said, all of our equipment was left over there, what are they going to do, use it against us? what is ignorant about that? i stopped watching c-span quite a while back because of the name-calling. you guys need to quit letting people call people names and ridicule people. it is not just -- host: we certainly ask for civil conversations, and for the most part people play along. to your point, you can make a

host: let's go to john who was calling from philadelphia, pennsylvania on the republican line. john, good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. biden is doing a pretty good job compared to what we dealt with last time. especially the guy that just spoke before me sounds just like the people from before. he's doing a good job. he could improve the gas prices up, and the people don't realize that the keystone pipeline is not complete. it's an environmental disaster, at least from what i'm reading. i know it has taken a few jobs up north. another thing is the immigration. that has to slow down until the pandemic is fixed. it's too many people that are stubborn. i've been a republican in my house for a year trying to keep from going around people who don't care about people. if republicans are these radical republicans that speak as if they have so much pride, why don't they wear a t-shirt that says i'm not vaccinated? that way, at least the vaccinated people can walk on the other cited the street and respect them. that's all without arguing or anything. and joe biden has

derek in philadelphia, why do you oppose? caller: i oppose because they are not covering any people that have complications due to severe reactions. i also oppose because they should be concentrating more on testing. there is nothing about testing anymore. host: what more testing would you want? caller: ems workers, firefighters, police should be tested once a week whether they get vaccinated or not. the vaccine keeps you from getting sicker. it does not keep you from getting covid and passing covid. so they are not testing every week. you do not even hear about testing anymore like you did before. host: the washington post talked to 16 americans who are still unvaccinated and found that even the fda approval for pfizer is not swaying some holdouts. they say according to interviews with the 16 individuals, including six who said earlier this year they would be more likely to get vaccinated if the fda approved the shot, the fda's approval increase the likelihood of getting vaccinated said a 27-year-old who just left active dut

they do not go back to philadelphia until your kids and your mother. they just kill you. over there, they had no choice because they did not have the advantage of united states forces with them. it is not about democrats and republicans. you must understand that. they lost 66,000 people. they are no cowards. host: this is from politico looking ahead to the g7 meeting. the taliban threatened consequences. the u.s. delays afghanistan exit. a report this morning says british prime minister boris johnson is expected to ask president joe biden to keep american boots on the ground in afghanistan after august 31 withdrawal deadline. the taliban said they will not accept any extension. they said johnson is set to push the american president for more time during an emergency summit tuesday. according to briefings to journalists from number 10 downing street. the meeting comes as people have gathered around kabul airport in an attempt to escape taliban rule. the taliban spokesperson told sky news the deadline was a redline. here is his quote. if the u.s. or u.k. were to seek additi

panamanian was being stolen, -- philadelphia was being stolen. there was a strategy here. it has great repercussions and it is sure to be road -- erode any trust people have in our institutions, especially our electoral system. host: this is valerie in new york, democrat. caller: good morning. i hope you are both well this morning. i read a lot of nonfiction and after charlottesville, which i found very, very disturbing, i read several books, i read "hatelamd." vice news has done some really good awning over the past three or four years. it is really, really, really disturbing because we don't have a william buckley anymore to purge the party. and to be fair, there are a couple of people on the left or anti-semitic. my grandparents were lucky enough to make it here before hitler came into power. i really find this so worrisome and the internet, it is like a dopamine hit. people just throw down in these corners and i really don't know what the answer is. he is a former skinhead and i think we need more things like that, more programs like that. thank you for what you are do

one stark example of this is in philadelphia, and acquisition that eventual close behind him in hospital by the private equity firm which is described in detail in the current issue of the new yorker magazine. mr. chairman, i ask unanimous consent to include the article entitled the death -- in the record. as this article details when private equity takes over it is almost the most vulnerable who bear the cost. so mr. secretary, how do you view the ever-expanding role of private equity in health care markets, and how can we incentivize medicare and medicaid to protect vulnerable safety net hospitals and people who serve and take over the? >> congressman, thank you for the question. what i can tell you is regardless of what your status come with your provider, whether you're the federal government, our first and foremost priority must be our patients. for that reason it is important that every program that utilizes medicare and medicaid funding follows total health and safety standards. when it comes to any federal facility, any facility that uses federal funds we are going to make sure t

panamanian was being stolen, -- philadelphia was being stolen. there was a strategy here. it has great repercussions and it is sure to be road -- erode any trust people have in our institutions, especially our electoral system. host: this is valerie in new york, democrat. caller: good morning. i hope you are both well this morning. i read a lot of nonfiction and after charlottesville, which i found very, very disturbing, i read several books, i read "hatelamd." vice news has done some really good awning over the past three or four years. it is really, really, really disturbing because we don't have a william buckley anymore to purge the party. and to be fair, there are a couple of people on the left or anti-semitic. my grandparents were lucky enough to make it here before hitler came into power. i really find this so worrisome and the internet, it is like a dopamine hit. people just throw down in these corners and i really don't know what the answer is. he is a former skinhead and i think we need more things like that, more programs like that. thank you for what you are do