all of the people i talk to abroad basically are concerned about whether or not the united states will stand by its word and its credibility. so i think president biden is right to urge the congress to pass this package. i think the speaker is right to put this package to a vote. and i think there's a good chance that by the end of the week, the speaker can look back and not only because we created a strong bipartisan coalition to help govern this country, which is important, but also because we have done the right thing to protect our national security. so, this is a pivotal moment, and i'm hoping for the best. >> let me ask you about one of the two wars that is directly impacted by this. a senior revolutionary guard commander says iran could review its nuclear doctrine because
israel but it also can help end the war in gaza and also produce a new chapter for what will happen in the middle east for the future. so that coalition, i think, can be very important to being able to urge both netanyahu and others to understand that the important thing right now is to try to see if we can find a way to peace in the middle east. >> let me ask you, finally, and we've only got a minute left, but there are reports and statements being made that it is completely unclear no one knows how many of the hostages being held by hamas are still alive. as someone who worked so long in intelligence, does that surprise you? >> no, not really. i think, you know, when you see the level of bombardment that took place in gaza and the attacks that were made and the
moment. i come from a time in the congress where we had strong bipartisanship where speaker tip o'neill worked very closely with the minority leader bob michael to get a lot of things done, and i think if there's an opportunity here to build a strong bipartisan coalition in favor of supporting our national security and doing the right thing with regard to assistance to ukraine and to taiwan and to israel. i think -- i think this could really change the tone of what's been going on in the house of representatives. i'm glad to hear the speaker speak to a sense of history because, frankly, that's what's because frankly, that's what's important to put nation ahead of party. >> you still have a lot of contacts, what are you hearing? what's the level of nervousness among many of our allies about what they see right now? >> there's been a tremendous amount of nervousness.
damascus, that's unprecedented. the attack we saw from iran, 300 missiles going at israel. if this tit for tat continues at that level, there is no question that this is going to spiral out of control and create a regional war. >> so iran's foreign minister says teheran has been sending messages to washington through diplomatic channels. we know that stuff is going on. obviously this is an unusual situation, the way the alliances are lining up. do you think there's still a chance, though, to step back from the brink? >> yeah, i do. and the reason i do is because, you know, look, a very important coalition came together to support israel. the united states, great britain, france, jordan, saudi arabia, uae, others. i think that's a very important coalition, working coalition that can not only help defend
islands, where they have an extra hour. and then counting will start of all these ballots. we should have a clear picture of the results of this election is injust a clear picture of the results of this election is in just five or six hours's time. but opinion polls are saying ahead of the selection is that everything will be quite tight, and there are two big blocks. 0n that everything will be quite tight, and there are two big blocks. on one hand, the conservative party leading the polls, but falling short of the majority. possibly, they would need to look to the far right box, and on the other hand, the working coalition that we had for the past two years, prime minister pedro sanchez and his left eye lies. it is not clear yet you will end up being able to form a government. that is why most analysts are saying that it is not only important the picture we get tonight, but the negotiations that will come in the coming days and weeks. there were concerns about the weather. spain had never held general elections before in the month ofjuly, so when prime minister pedro sanchez but it snap elections just two months ago, everyone is concerned about the
macron's television interview, what are your thoughts? the roblem what are your thoughts? the problem is — what are your thoughts? the problem is that _ what are your thoughts? tie: problem is that when it what are your thoughts? ti9: problem is that when it comes to strikes we have seen it all before so i advise if anyone is travelling awakes up in paris and sees fresh new trash piling up and sees fresh new trash piling up but the problem with that is that rather than there being uncontrolled by the labour unions a bit like the yellow jackets but they did not crystallise. the deeper problem is that there is a political crisis. this reform was not necessarily, not really necessary at this stage and they were looking for a working coalition to push on the reform agenda in the second term of macron and they were looking for coalition members and that failed and now we are going to see what this will work out
administration the fact is big government socialism does not work. we are watching inflation, we'r watching it and unemployment, we're watching the energy crisis , or watching it at the border, and i think this is all going to come crashing down nex year. i think we may have a historic sweep on a scale that even you and i when we were together in 1994 we fictive 53 seats, i think this could be a sweep tha far exceeds those. people are going to form a working coalition, it's more than just republicans, it's going to be republicans, democrats, and independents who work around and say this isn't working. >> your book is beyond biden. that means this agenda dies.
happened in turkey yesterday. there were some people suggesting that some of erdogan's opponents may be able to stop him from stealing the election and win. no. no. >> well, i don't know how much stuffing of ballot boxes has happened but you don't need to stuff the ballot box if the entire playing field is tilted throughout the election in terms of access to television above all. he won both votes, the most important was that he abolished the prime minister, he now appoints the entire cabinet. this is one man rule. then he got a working coalition, this party and the far right wing party so the. >> just a shocking turn of events over 10, 12, 15 years. most of us looked at turkey as the bridge between europe and
republicans to make a working coalition to solve these problems because there's a working coalition in the middle. >> our trains travel at world war ii speeds, we're flying at the same speed we were in the '50s. where else in life would we put up with a static speed that is just an area of life that is just -- we've stopped developing? cornell's right, if you're on 75 northbound or 95 northbound tonight, you're not going to get out of florida. >> we have a lot of young people that have never seen a country that works well. >> all right. we'll end on that. because it's a promising note, and a positive. i think shays and belcher should hit the road as a duo to feel better about our country. you guys are terrific. >> and gray hair guys. >> you guys are great together. thank you both again for coming on. chris shays, cornell belcher, thank you. coming up, the message over the past 24 hours, we said it here last night, it's been simple. tonight it remains the same, only a bit more urgent. if you live in florida, you need
speaker ryan to reach across the democrats and reach across the republicans to make a working coalition to solve these problems because there's a working coalition in the middle. i said this the last time you were here, congressman >> our trains travel at world war ii speeds, we're flying at the same speed we were in the '50s. where else in life would we put up with a static speed that is just an area of life that is just -- we've stopped developing? cornell's right, if you're on 75 northbound or 95 northbound tonight, you're not going to get out of florida. >> we have a lot of young people that have never seen a country that works well. >> all right. we'll end on that. because it's a promising note, and a positive. i think shays and belcher should hit the road as a duo to feel better about our country. you guys are terrific. >> and gray hair guys. >> you guys are great together. thank you both again for coming on. chris shays, cornell belcher, thank you. coming up, the message over the past 24 hours, we said it here last night, it's been simple.