the united states of america. for us it makes no difference whether isis was made by which administration. which american government. what matters is that a government on the other side of this planet decided to bring havoc and chaos to the geography of our region at the expense of the lives and the blood of women and children and the innocent. but the islamic republic resistance put an end to that movement, to that destructsive movement -- destructive movement. and the leader that descended into the arena of the fight against terrorism was no one other than the beloved late martyr general soleimani. a man, freedom seeking man, who became a martyr on the path of obtaining the freedom of the nations of the region. and the previous president of the united states of america effectively managed to sign the document of this savage crime, illegal crime, immoral crime. and what was said in so many words shows that the oppression that is imposed upon the nations of the region in such a fashion it has managed to heal some

we are the united states of america. we are the united states of america. and there's literally, i mean this sincerely, there's not a damn thing we can't do. nothing, nothing, nothing. if we do it together. god bless you all, may god protect our troops. thank you, thank you, thank you. ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2022] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ "washington journal" continue. host: our guest is a mars mitchell of the working families party. -- marius mitchell of the working families party. how long have you been around and when did you get started? guest: it is a political party for the multiracial working-class.

[cheers and applause] i'm taking a long time that you have the best mayor of the united states of america right here. [applause] we have to spend more time than we ever thought with the two administrations ago when president obama said joe, go fix detroit and i said no problem. [laughter] and i put myself into theou hands of your mayor i know almost every single home in your city you heard everybody else speak so far and my colleagues and from the commander. [applause] whatever she says i do. by the way over here mr. president that she's always right thank you. debbie is like my sister just tells me what to do and usually she is right. thank you to everybody and thank you for the passport into the city. million dollars for your airports. [applause] and then my friend is here. [cheers and applause] ray? and the city that i moved to in delaware when i was in third grade. and then run me to the dance and then i was elected 1972 is a 29 -year-old kid to the united states senate. and used to have the highest percentage of autoworkers of any state in the nation. higher than here because we had

god bless you, god bless iowa, god bless the united states of america. [cheering] [applause] >> here's what i had on cspan2. next, senator joe manchin on the republican's threats to not support his pipeline permitting legislation. then senate majority leader chuck schumer and others on the federal response to hurricane fiona and the damage it caused in puerto rico. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell talks about governors and three border states sending migrants to democratic red cities. >> before i yield to the ranking member, and with ms. mei li's permission going to listen to an audio clip of the last phone call that she shared with her son while he was jailed. a pretrial detainee who was never convicted of any crime. i want to warn those who are tuned and across the country, this is a disturbing clip. and while this audio plays, asked that we imagine how we might feel to be on either end of this call. please play the audio. matthew? >> listen, i have found out everything i can. i'm having lawyers, the sheriff all of this to try to make it so i can

we kind of forgot. this is the united states of america. the united states of america. when have you ever heard your parents or grandparents talk about, well, maybe we can't do that. maybe we can't get that done. folks, we are the united states of america. investing the money we are investing in this infrastructure act, investing the money in the roof look -- in the inflation reduction act, it means jobs. jobs. i can't think of any time we have ever given the american people an even shot and they haven't stepped up to the ball. i can't think of one time americans have been given an opportunity they haven't taken advantage of. i really believe we are building a better america. not because of joe biden, not because of democrats, but because of who we are as a people. we the people. we are the most unique nation in the history of the world. that is not hyperbole. every other nation in the world is based on geography, ethnicity, religion. we are the only nation that was organized based on an idea. think about it. the only one. an idea. we hold these truths to be self-eviden

enough of this. this is the united states of america. i cannot even find out what is going on in the united states, because of this. everybody know that the queen is not all pure. the queen knew that he was cheating on diana, but she let it go, just to have these kids. enough is enough. we don't want no king in the united states of america, and i'm not going to honor them over there. host: thanks for calling in. lori, ohio. hi. caller: it sounded like most of the callers this morning acting like the queen is just cream of the crop i guess, is that is how you would say it in colonial terms. the damage that this crown has caused throughout the whole entire mixed up planet is disgraced. i can't believe they have gotten away with what they have gotten away with. they don't work. none of the royalty works. and they are profiting off colonialism. they are not the big bad wolf, the united states is not the big, bad wolf. they are a lapdog to the united states now, the u.k. is. i cannot believe people are allowing these guys to get away with thi

now half the states in the united states of america have passed a ban of abortion. it is a final nominal change. already, republicans have signed onto a bill that would ban abortion nationwide. and that senior senator from south carolina, lindsey graham, has suggested a criminal bay him -- a criminal ban on abortion. in 46 days, americans will choose. if republicans win congress, they will ban abortion. it may officially be end, but i will veto it. [applause] but think what is happening, in the case of rape and incest in many state. think of that, and they are going to try to criminalize it nationwide. if you give me three or four senators in the united states senate, i promise you we will codify rope -- codify roe. and once again make roe the law of the land. the way to get this done is to give the power to the american people. especially the women of american . justice said women can decide this election -- justice alito said women can decide this election, and they haven't seen anything yet. i don't think republicans have a clue about american women. let me tell

the united states of america. that is what democracy is all about. so let's go out there and win the day, win the month, win the election, hold the house, hold the senate. god bless you. god bless iowa. god bless the unreet journal. this article, queens funeral plans to decades to set. a few years ago, they save buckingham palace rented an air tank -- the queen lying in state at westminster hall where they paraded a

the united states of america. that is what democracy is all about. so let's go out there and win the day, win the month, win the election, hold the house, hold the senate. god bless you. god bless iowa. democracy.the unit >> next republican presented of it liz cheney delivers the annual constitution day lecture at the american enterprise institute. representative cheney continues to be critical of our own party for its ongoing support of president trump in the aftermath of the january 6 attack at the u.s. capitol. she will be leading congress after the midterm elections, having lost the wyoming primary to a candidate endorsed by the former president.

we are the united states of america. [cheers and applause] we are the united states ofa. america. and there literally, i mean this sincerely, there's not a damn thing we can't do, nothing, nothing, nothing if we do it together.th god bless you all. w and may god protect our troops. thank you, thank you, thank you. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> coming up today on c-span, gary gensler testifies on the agencies regulatory priorities before the senate banking committee live at 10 a.m. eastern. at noon the house returns to work on a bill that would limit the president's ability to change procedures within the federal workforce. on c-span2 the senate is back at 10 a.m. eastern to vote on judicial and executive nominations including david pekoske to serve ano

that's for the women of the united states of america. two competing visions. for this great country. but we can articulate and clear away what we stand for as democrats. we believe in a country that provides for the poor, makes sense for the middleclass and stands up for senior citizens . democrats, we believe in a country that innovates suburban communities and revitalizes rural america. we believe in a country that liberty andjustice are all equal protection under the law, government by the people and for the people. and democrats , we believe that and in america if you work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to provide for a comfortable living for yourself and for your family. purchase a home, educate your children and retire with grace and dignity. that's the americandream we as democrats believe in, that we fight for each and every day . but we also understand that dream is under assault. the middle class is struggling. rural america struggling. those who aspire to be part of the middle class struggling. many parts of f the heartland strugglin

the life of the my president of the united states of america. i mention now to select within the media. and if i use nonetheless, when the soviet union was a dissolving way, and i see school yet not to say that we're concerned with who happened to the new for arsenault in russia. certainly want to list all their concern before i bought the nuclear wilds in the soviet union. and what was the present clinical after i were done with the soviet union and with it for part, then hillary clinton actually is confirmed dad officially. and she voiced the amounts of money that the united states of america spent on ella finishing off the soviet union. yes, certainly, there were reasons for this to dissolve domestic reasons, not on all the eternal reasons a lot. yes, they were there, but there's international law that prohibits. so, external interference in the united states never upheld that law. they use those internal contradictions. not to help us get out of the crisis picking up. i try to their benefits. i can you can keep doing that. yeah, we'll see a

and those previous actions of the united states of america that isis was created from the united states of america. in which american government what matters is that a government on the other side of this planet decided to bring havoc and chaos to the geography at the express —- at the expense of the women and children that the islamic republic resistance is an end to that destructive movement. and the leader that descended intowa the arena was no one other than the belated late martyr. i freedom seeking man who became a martyr on the nations of the region and the previous president of the united states getting bigger and then to sign the document of the safford on —- the savage crime and what was said in so many words that impression imposed upon the nation of the region. and in such a fashion and has managed to heal some of the broken hearts that we sought as a result. the proper pursuit of justice in the face of a crime that the american president admitted to put his signature on would not be abandoned. but we see through a fair tribunal to bring to justice those who martyred our

states of america. the judges were allowed, what she called, the intelligence community, without quite knowing what the intelligence community is. to conduct its own review of the documents, but at the same time, the judge ordered the fbi to stop any of their investigation, involving the documents seized by the search warrant. the justice department, conducting a kindergarten class, on national security, in the motions today for the judge, explaining to the judge, quote, the intelligence committees classification review, and national security risk assessment are, inextricably, linked with the criminal investigation. the filing points out, the fbi is part of the intelligence community, which is, clearly, something that judges cannon did not know, until today. the justice department, talk the judge,, quote, the connection between the national security, and criminal investigative aspects of this matter are grounded in the dual mission of the fbi. that is, the fbi, itself, is part of the united states intel

the united states of america. that is what democracy is all about. so let's go out there and win the day, win the month, win the election, hold the house, hold the senate. god bless you. god bless iowa. god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> c-span's campaign 2022 coverage is your front row seat. watch it as it happens on the campaign trail. do not miss a single election moment because you can take it with you on the go with c-span now. and visit c-span.org, your website for arles -- for all of our election coverage. c-span campaign 2022, your unfiltered view of politics. >> c-span's "washington journal," every day taking your calls live on the air on the news of the day and discussing policy issues that impact you. coming up tuesday morning, axios political reporter and the latest on gop governors send in migrants across the country. -- sending good migrants -- sending migrants across the country. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning on c-span or on c-span now, our free mob

we are the united states of america. we are the united states of america. and there's literally, i mean this sincerely, there's not a damn thing we can't do. nothing, nothing, nothing. if we do it together. god bless you all, may god protect our troops. thank you, thank you, thank you. ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2022] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the coffin carrying queen elizabeth proceeded from buckingham palace to westminster hall earlier today where she lies in state now for four days and four nights for public viewing. watch bbc coverage tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span, c-spannow, our free mobile video app, or online at c-span.org. >> c-span's "washington journal," every day we take your calls live on the air, on the news of the day and we discuss policy issues that impact you. coming up thursday morning, we'll discuss the latest on the economy and campaign 2022 with nebraska republ

we are the united states of america. we are the united states of america. and there's literally, i mean this sincerely, there's not a damn thing we can't do. nothing, nothing, nothing. if we do it together. god bless you all, may god protect our troops. thank you, thank you, thank you. ♪ ♪ cable satellite corp. 2022] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> c-span's washington journal, every day we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day and we discussed policy issues that impact you coming up thursday morning, we will discuss the latest on the economy in campaign 22, with the nebraska congressman and the oregon congressman. wall street journal reporter talks about the potential freight rail word -- real road worker -- railroad worker strike. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts and tweets. >> coming thursday on c-span, sec chair testifies on the agencies regulatory priorities be

manus: you're making a call of 9% rates by the federal reserve of the united states of america? what, with more aggressive quantitative tightening? and what kind of unemployment rate? with -- what kind of unemployment rate would 9% rates deliver for the united states? mark: in america, the good news is you've got a strong dollar, which means american are going to be able to import things much cheaper than previously, number one. number two, you have a situation where americans have lots of cash because their incomes from overseas are getting better and better. my recent visit, they said things are going well for americans, they are spending like crazy. very big shortage of workers. if you go into any restaurant or any shop in new york or anywhere else in america, you will find that they are looking for workers. dani: mark, do you have a number in mind? do you have a number in mind of what that actual unemployment rate would look like? mark: i think the unemployment rate is going to be much, much lower than say 5%. it depends on how you are measuring it that is my feeling. manus:

states of america announced that i says was created by the united states of america. that for us, it makes no difference whether isis dies was made by which administration. they'll rich american government, what matters is that a government on the other side of this planet decided then you have to order bring havoc and chaos to the geography. what is your of our region at the expense of the lives and the blood of women and children? and the innocent, but these law, me republic resistance put an end to that movement to that destructive movement. targeted. ha, ha ha. and the leader ought to talk to him in that, descended into the arena of the fight against terrorism was no one other than the beloved late march her general awesome solem money. oh god, you may lataya antoinette a man that is the freedom seeking man who became a martyr. the a mill on the path of obtaining the freedom of the nations of the region, isabella and recall, and the previous president of the united states of america, cd, affectively managed to sign the document of the savage crime and a legal crim

the rest the united states of america has 5% of the world's population and 25% of its prisons. there was a federal u.s. senator named jim webb from virginia, i believe it was see through accounts. he was faced with those statistics and said either we're the most oriented people in the world or we're doing something wrong. which do you think it is? i know what i think that we just much to over incarcerate judge tim gray. final question what is what is the goal of this court? the goal of the book really is to show people that liberty works and you put it into a concrete examples. for example, education. now, look, i've gotten into the constitution, the constitution was we the people will delegate the federal government certain empowered. you can look in vain the constitution for anything that allows the federal government to be involved in education it isn't there for health care. what works is choice, school choice. in fact, i'd like to talk my my second book in a minute because school choice the failing of so many public schools of our children, of our students is the biggest u

it's the united states of america through their angie. oh, so i suppose the people that begin to ask questions, how are we going to survive? but they get this answer. we're good german foreign minister said, so we don't pair. so we're talking about responsible politicians. she said, we don't care what the voters think. this is unheard of. i wouldn't democracy book prescribes, ignoring the opinion of the voters. i want to say a bad words, but they basically ignoring it with their voters a think that's not democracy, that's a totalitarian. saved with rebel with talent, erin state, and i think that's what we've been observing for many years and, but i would like to get back to the other question because i wanted to talk about these approach a nuclear power plant. is it worth skip other examples of what can be called terrorist attacks on the territory of dawn and florida territories controlled by russia. i think that warrants perhaps placing the united current offer it is on the terrace officially because this is an important decision that i

we are the unites states of america. and there's nothing yopd our capacity, not a single thing we can't do and we do it together. and the way to do that is start with the unions that do it together. may god protect our troops. and i should have started off by saying, excuse my back when i'm speaking. i apologize. thank you all very much. god bless you all. >> president biden laying out his party's case and delivering a pretty sharp rebuke to republicans today as both parties are rolling out midterm messaging strategies. the new focus on messaging comes as a new poll just out today gives the president his highest approval rating of the year. this is from emerson college, 45% of likely voters give the president a positive grade. that's up points since may. a lot of that improvement driven by women. 10 points higher than july. which is probably why we heard the president just there talking about the republicans launching what they call their commiment to america, but biden pointing out that kevin mccarthy doing that today d

the united states of america. and may god protect our nation, and may god protect all those who stand watch over our democracy. god bless you all. democracy, thank you. [cheering and applause] ♪ ♪ congress and the upcoming midterm elections.

the united states of america. and may god protect our nation, and may god protect all those who stand watch over our democracy. god bless you all. democracy, thank you. [cheering and applause] ♪ ♪ the main thing is, it will pass. my heart goes out to the people who with the best of intentions, are overzealous. i tell you, if i could have spent a little more time being a politician and less time being a president i would've kicked th

in the united states of america. we need to get more people back into work, back on the job sites across this country. and i think that's a good sign and that shows we're going to have good progress as we move forward in the fall and winter months here. >> i know there are a number of folks in the administration that are watching the numbers very closely, yourself included, for any signs of recession, particularly as interest rates go up. when you joined me last night, pointed to strong job gains. have you seen any new data or indicators to show you or give you any concern about the direction of the economy? >> no, i haven't. since i was on with you last month, you know, i've had meetings at the white house about cyber security and the need for 700,000 people working in that industry over the next five years. i had meetings about teaching and the need for more teachers in the teaching field, nurses, more nurses. so, there are plenty of jobs coming in the united states of america. what we need to do is make sure we're

the assembly, i have the honor to welcome joseph r biden junior, president of the united states of america. pres. biden: thank you. mr. president, mr. secretary-general, my fellow leaders, in the last year, our world has experienced great upheaval -- a growing crisis in food insecurity, record heat, floods, and droughts, covid-19; , inflation, and a brutal, needless war a war chosen by one man, to be very blunt. let us speak plainly. a permanent member of the united nations security council invaded its neighbor, attempted to erase a sovereign state from the map. russia has shamelessly violated the core tenets of the united nations charter. none more important than the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force. again, just today, president putin has made overt nuclear threats against europe and a reckless disregard for the responsibilities of the nonproliferation regime. now russia is calling up more soldiers to join the fight. and the kremlin is organizing a sham referendum to try to annex parts of ukraine, an extremely significant violation of the

we are the united states of america, the united states of america. may god protect our nation and may god protect all those who stand, watch over our democracy. god bless you all the mark for see. thank you. right, that was you as president joe biden, addressing americans from philadelphia, the birthplace of american democracy. this was a rare prime time speech, an address in which the president asked americans to push back against extreme as a he asked americans to defend democracy. one of the things that he said during that speech was equality and democracy are under assault. he also went on to say for a long time, we told ourselves at american democracy is guaranteed, but it is not we have to defend it, protected stand up for it each and every one of us. many people had wondered if president biden was actually going to directly name former president donald trump as a threat to democracy in the us. and he did just that during the speech president biden said, donald trump and the maga republicans represent extremism that threatens the very foundatio

we are the united states of america. there is nothing, nothing, nothing we've ever set our mind to, nothing that we've not been able to accomplish, nothing beyond our capacity. enter just remember who we are. we stand together. there's nothing beyond our capacity. may god bless you all and may god protect our troops. thank you, thank you, thank you. [applause] ♪ [indiscernible] ♪ objection. mr. mcconnell: just a few minutes ago, yet again the american people received a monthly inflation report that was even worse than the expert predictions. the expectation was that democrats w runaway inflation might actually begin to level off. the top line inflation rate was expected to fall. instead yet again the opposite happened. overall inflation was up even higher. prices this past august were still 8.3% higher than they were in august of

the united states of america. and may god protect our nation, and may god protect all those who stand watch over our democracy. god bless you all. democracy, thank you. [cheering and applause] ♪ ♪ >> on monday president biden campaigns for john fetterman and josh shapiro, the nominees in pennsylvania's 2020 -- 2022 races for senate and governor. our coverage begins at 5:30 eastern on c-span. >> c-span now is a free mobile app featuring your unfiltered view of what's happening in washington live and on-demand. keep up with today's debates, campaigns, and more from the worlds of politics. all from your fingertips. it will also help you stay curtain -- current on episodes of washington journal. c-span now is available in the apple store and google play. download it now. c-span now your front row seat to washington anytime and anywhere. >> in 20, reporter ben raines discovered the remnants of sleep -- of a slave ship outside of mobile alabama. mr. raines speaks about his book, the last slave ship, and how and why

anyone in the world here in the united states of america and there is no rationale for it. so we finally passed, medicare is negotiated. no senior because of what we did in the inflation reduction act, no senior no matter how big , their drug bill, whether they are fighting cancer or any other serious problem, they are spending thousands of dollars on treatment, guess what? you will not have to pay more than $2000 a month no matter what your bill is. [applause] no one on insulin, they will have to pay more than $35 a month. [applause] i have been fighting pharma my entire career. we finally beat pharma. we finally beat pharma. [applause] without a single republican vote. not a single vote. i will tell you what. the fact is there's a lot more we have to do. 650,000 manufacturing jobs today, unions in this country now have the support, whether they are union members or not of 60% of the american people. never before have unions been that popular. over 60% of the american people think it is important because they are figuring it out you are the bulwark against excess. by the w

and it has inherent dangers and problems for the united states of america. mr. biggs: we can close it today. i encourage members of the house to join me in getting my discharge pee pee decision out. we need to close this border. with that, i yield back to you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from iowa seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. >> i rise to recognize john van ultrech. the iowa state fair is a yearly tradition for iowans. with a wide variety of entertainment, food and activities such as the world famous butter cow, it's no surprise why millions are attracted to the fair. each year they're entered into -- they intercrops for size, weight and variety. i was thrilled to see otumwa john van ultrecht's pumpkin be entered. it came in first place. this shows why iowa is the best place to live, work, play and raise a family. i look forward to seeing what next year brings. i would also like to take this opportunity to wish a happy birthday to helen frio. on septem

we just need to remember who we are, we are the united states of america, the united states of america. and may god protect our nation, and may god protect our nation, and may god protect all those who stand watch over our democracy, god bless you all, democracy, thank you. cheering and applause. we just heard from us wejust heard from us president joe biden, who gave a fiery speech to the nation in prime—time in the us. he has said that donald trump and the maga republicans represent extremism that threatens the very foundation of our republic. he gave this speech at a historic landmark in the us, where the us constitution was signed at independence hall. he made a very clear message, saying that violence will not be tolerated, there is no place for the political violence in america, and that this speech had really been called a battle for the soul of the nation. let's go to my colleague in north america, in los angeles. peter, talk to us about some of the main themes of this speech.— of this speech. this was a seech of this speech. this was a speech of _ of this speech. this was

you and i have spoken about this what we can do as the united states of america with partner countries to make this practice less attractive and costlier for nation states who do it. and i know, without telegraphing what's going on behind the scenes, there's a lot of work happening on this. how much can you share with us? sec. sherman: what i can share is, you're absolutely right. one of the things secretary blinken has charged all of us with is to make sure that this isn't only about dealing with individual cases, but that we develop policy and try to establish a norm around the world that this is not something that countries should do. and so led by canada which has some of its own case, best known as the two michaels, that were held in the people's republic of china, which were -- who were eventually freed, canada has led the way in putting together a declaration that's signed on by over 60 countries now and we are working with the canadians and others to perhaps put together a collection of countries that can really work all around the world to say that this is a norm that should b

we live in a great country, the united states of america. and latinos have always made contributions. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will ask the gentleman to provide a translation for part of his remarks. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. lynch, for five minutes. mr. lynch: good morning, mr. speaker. as a 50-year member of the massachusetts building trades, as former president of ironworkers local 7 in boston, and as a proud member of the committee on transportation and infrastructure here in congress, i rise in support of and in acknowledgment of the success and benefits to our states, cities, and towns of president biden's transformational infrastructure investment and jobs act, better known as the bipartisan infrastructure law. signed by president biden this past november, this landmark legislation continues to provide critical investments in our nation's infrastructure and transportation systems, including $550 billion in new funding to repair and modernize ameri

the united states of america. she came to visit the liberty bell and it was a great part of our nations history. the liberty bell came from england and as a part of that celebration, the queen donated a second bill -- second bell. she was a very exemplary world leader and she said a high standard for world leaders and we will miss her greatly. host: did you get the chance to meet the queen or greet the queen when she came through? caller: she was with our pennsylvania state governors and other national leaders. we stood in our class a uniforms . as a staff number, it was limited to united states dignitaries and states dignitaries and other national park service leaders to greet and talk with her. host: thank you for sharing that memory with us. bertha, rochester, new york. caller: hi. i am an american citizen. one thing about the queen, i don't care for them that much. and the reason why is because i think that she was shown too much this week. the television over did it, it was overdone. it was just too much. she

transition as president of the united states of america. grant stands a day as one of our nation's most noted military leaders. but ironically he originally had no desire to pursue a military career in the first place and only reluctantly attended west point after his father secured him an appointment. but it was in the army and especially in combat where ulysses grant found his calling and his success. he distinguished himself as a young officer during the mexican war serving under noted leaders like winfield scott and zachary taylor who saw in grants the makings of a great leader. in fact taylor once said of grant i wish i had more officers like him. returning to the army after the attack on fort sumter. he proved himself on one battlefield after another as an extraordinary officer and combat leader. rising to the rank of lieutenant general the first since george washington and then ultimately appointed as general in chief of the armies of the united states. so just what is it about ulysses grant that inspires us? certainly, it's his cour

the united states of america. and may god protect our nation, and may god protect all those who stand watch over our democracy. god bless you all. democracy, thank you. [cheering and applause] ♪ ♪ announcer: president biden, speaking in philadelphia this evening on what he sees as potential threats to american democracy. this comes nearly two months before the 2022 midterm elections, however, the white house has said that tonight's speech was not to be seen as an official campaign event. up next, we will show you the president again, followed by house minority leader kevin mccarthy, who spoke earlier today in advance of the president's speech. ♪ >> please welcome the president of the united states, and dr. jill biden. ♪

but i remind my colleagues that we are the united states of america. i'm ready to work with my colleagues to respond when it is needed. i don't care whether a state is represented by democrats or republicans. you are part of the united states of america, and as chairman of the appropriations committee i will work with you in the months ahead to get the funds you need. >> host: senator leahy talking about funding for those impacted by hurricane ian. we are getting your thoughts on congress approving the continuing resolution that includes that money as well as hurricane ian response efforts come rescue and respond which is still happening and then recovery as well. president biden expected to speak at 11:30 a.m. eastern today about the federal response to the hurricane. also happening today in washington at 10:45 a.m. eastern speaker pelosi is getting her weekly news conference. this'll be the last one before the midterm elections in november. the house is going to be after today voting on that can tune in resolution. they are expected to go back to the

states of america are made in the united states of america. whether they are far cancer treatments or anything else like next-generation fuels and materials. today's action will ensure that america leads the world in biotechnology, bio manufacturing, grading jobs, reducing prices, strengthening supply chains we do not have to rely on anywhere else in the world. american-made, here there is more that we are doing. the inflation reduction act, i signed into law puts a $2000 cap on the total prescription drug cost for any senior on america -- medicare including cancer medicine. for some new people the first thing they think about when they get a diagnosis is how to a for the treatment. do we need to sell the house? do we need to skip car payments? can we afford to send kids college? the inflation reduction act as a godsend. it will save people on one prostate cancer drug about $6,000 a year, thousands of women are taking breast cancer treatment, will see a $7,000 per year savings. that is not all. when a lusty cancer moonshot as vice president wh

we are the united states of america. there is nothing, nothing, nothing we've ever set our mind to, nothing that we've not been able to accomplish, nothing beyond our capacity. enter just remember who we are. we stand together. there's nothing beyond our capacity. may god bless you all and may god protect our troops. thank you, thank you, thank you. [applause] ♪ [indiscernible] ♪ ♪

the united states of america. and may god protect our nation, and may god protect all those who stand watch over our democracy. god bless you all. democracy. thank you. [cheering and applause] ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2022] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: house minority leader kevin mccarthy said americans have never been more worried by the direction of the country, while speaking in advance of president biden's speech. representative mccarthy was in the president's hometown of scranton, pennsylvania had push back on the administration's policy agenda and encourage voters to give republicans control of congress and the upcoming midterm elections. [applause]