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taiwan, despite these warnings we have been discussing from beijing. the biden administration showed support for her decision. >> we want to make sure that when she travels overseas, she can do so safely and securely. well make sure of that. theres no reason for the chinese rhetoric. theres no reason for any actions to be taken. it is not uncommon for congressional leaders to travel to taiwan. it is very much in keeping with our policy. >> our will ripley is in taipei, the capital taip...

Taiwan strait is not international water. is this something that theyre looking to provoke a confrontation over? there have been multiple crises over the taiwan strait in the decades where the u.s. has maintained this policy of support, but also ambiguity when it comes to how they would support taiwan. its not just -- the deal over the pelosi trip sort of obscures the fact that china has made what many consider to be destabilizing statements. one china expert i spoke with said this might be xi j...

But bob dole with newt gingrich right there and thats what people saw. this isnt what they wanted in their leadership. >> eleanor, take us to the nuts and bolts of medicare spending and what was the 1995 shutdown about? >> well, the president had endorsed a balanced budget in the spring of that year, and so the debate was not about whether the budget would be balanced, but now and the republicans had cut backs in medicare and so it became a confrontation over whose values do you support. the rep...