democrats wasted no time taking a bow. at last we have arrived and we are elated. every member of my caucus is elated about what happened because we really have changed the world in a way that you rarely get an opportunity to do that. it is going to make a difference to my grandkids. the world will be a better place for my grandchildren because of what we did today. harris: many economists paint a very different picture from he just said calling the inflation reduction act saying it will do exactly the opposite and republicans are warning the legislation will wind up raising taxes on the middle class. they call it the inflation reduction act. the most orwellian name in the senate since i ve been there. people paid 26 paychecks a year, biden policies have consumed four of those 26 paychecks out of every year. that is appalling. it is doubling appalling they would spend more and raise taxes in the middle of a recession while we re in inflation. harris: the spending plan
america reports on this monday afternoon. democrats scoring big wins over the tax and spend bill. will they pay the price as many republicans are suggesting come the midterm elections? hello, and welcome everyone. sandra smith in new york city. bill: hope you had a great weekend. good weekend, too, at home. john roberts has the day off. let s get to it now. months of negotiations, different versions of build back better. democratic senators manchin and sinema get on board with schumer s passage, kind of was a secret to everybody. sandra: and manchin claiming the $740 billion bill would not raise taxes on the middle class, republicans are making the case otherwise. bill: warning that billions in extra spending will come back to haunt democrats election time in november. sandra: and in the middle of all of it, aishah is live on capitol hill, manchin and sinema are dealing with serious fallout from every direction after this passage. hey, sandra, good to see you. tha
january 15th, 2021. our forces, their size in afghanistan will be 2,500 troops. president biden must decide whether to continue. all his national security advisors advise against pulling all u.s. troops out. april 14th, 2021 u.s. president joe biden announces u.s. forces will withdraw unconditionally by september 11th. july 2, 2021 u.s. troops pull out of bag gram air force base leaving in the middle of the night surprising afghan partners and leaving thousands of prisoners un the taliban take kabul and take over the presidential palace hours after the president fled the country. scenes of desperation at the airport ensue. u.s. troops are sent to secure the airport and the largest