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Leadership internationally starts at home, believing that democracies also have to deliver for their people. this is why, of course, the build back better bill is so important to get across the finish line because there is so much in that for the american people. but that is also evidence of democracy working for the benefit of citizens. and what you see around the world, unfortunately, is particularly among younger people, lawrence, is faith and democracy having declined over time. commensurate...

Leading off our discussion tonight is samantha power, the administrator of the u.s. agency for international development. she was president obamas ambassador to the united nations. ambassador power, thank you very much for joining us tonight. we really appreciate it. >> great to be back. >> what is your ambition and the presidents ambition for this summit on democracy? >> well, i think it is snuck up on some at home and abroad that we are in the 15th straight year of freedom in decline around th...

Within the amount of time that theyve got, and they may not have any time after the midterms next year because the republicans if they win will presumably dissolve the thing. so they seem to have -- they seem to understand both the stakes and the pacing necessary to get it done, which is sort of the most you could hope for when this is what youre up against. >> yeah. they have enough experience, they know how it works. well see how it turns out. thank you, rachel. thank you. at its founding, t...

In the rest of the world. we also need to vaccinate the reflect world. america has, in my view, continues to lead in that effort. let me be clear. not a single vaccine dose america ever sends to the rest of the world will ever come at the expense of any american. ill always make sure our people are protected first. but vaccinating the world is not just a moral tool, a moral obligation that we have in my view, its how we protect americans. as weve seen with this new variant, america is doing our ...

Now the head of the united states agency for international development in the biden administration, coauthored an op-ed piece in "the washington post" with treasury secretary janet yellen saying this week, representatives of more than 100 nations will gather virtually for president bidens summit for democracy. the gathering is a recognition that the worlds democracies need a new strategy. for the past 15 years, the number of people living under authoritarian regimes has been rising, while leader...

Our citizens, that voter rights be protected and respected. again, this is why we have a conversation thats going to be a two-way street when we talk about democracy and human rights these days. >> do you expect to hear things in this discussion that we havent heard, represents of the american government havent heard in these discussions before, when usually it has been the american representatives speaking to representatives of foreign governments, talking to them about how they could improve t...