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tajikistan. exactly how many, i don't have firm numbers on. >> laura: general, aren't they paid to have firm numbers? is the secretary of defense. this is an international crisis of epic proportion and embarrassment to this country. and the level of ignorance on the part of our top military command, the callous and disregard for all of these details and incompetence, whatever we want to call it. i'd like to say it's shocking but that word does not capture what i'm feeling right now about this. >> it really feels like incompetence. you know, i think -- i agree with the president, i agreed with president trump, we need to get back to protecting american people here in the homeland, rebuilding infrastructure, re-building our manufacturing, really rebuilding our country after 30 years of neglect. but at the same time, we can't forget we have americans on the ground in afghanistan. >> laura: general spalding, we knew you'd make sense of it
Biden Administration submitted EPA budget for fiscal year 2022 to Congress, which focuses on tackling climate change, advancing environmental justice, protecting public health, improving infrastructure, creating jobs, and rebuilding the EPA workforce.
politicians up politics over people. i ran for office and serve my constituents and that's why we are here. to my colleagues who do that, i offer thomas paine. to argue with the person who has announced the voice of reason. >> does gentleman yields back. gentleman from new york. >> a reminder that the has passed. prescription drugs, rebuilding infrastructure, taking on corruption and self-dealing in washington. 80% of these bills are languishing on senator mcconnell's desk. and, we wish to place on the
this proceeding that put politics over people. i was not elected to take political votes that attempt to overturn the will of the american people. i ran for office to serve my constituents. let's remember, that is why we are here. weaponizing a motion is not a way to serve the united states of america. to my colleagues that do just that, to argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. thank you, i yield back the remainder of my time. >> gentleman from new york. >> madam speaker, i would remind the gentleman that the house has passed over 400 bills. 275 bipartisan bills. driving down costs of health care and prescription drugs, rebuilding infrastructure and taking on corruption and self-dealing in washington. 80% of these bills are languishing on senator mcconnell's desk. i now yield one minute to the gentle lady from ohio. >> gentle lady is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, i thank the
insults and us against them attack. >> today's democrat party is held hostage by left wing haters, angry mobs, deep-state radicals, establishment cronies, and their fake news allies. >> for example. and even last night, he couldn't resist announcing socialism and accusing democrats of embracing open borders and allowing murderers by undocumented immigrants. but if the speech resonates, and according to a flash poll 59% of the audience approved, it's because there were brief flashes of policies that could and should get bipartisan support. combating childhood cancer, funding to eliminate the hiv epidemic, reducing prescription drug prices and, yes, rebuilding infrastructure. but the biggest question is whether the president would back up his talk of cooperation and compromise bicepsing a balance plan for border security in exchange for a path for citizenship for dreamers. on that point trump was silent. putting up the bunting of bipartisanship doesn't distract from underlying facts just like putting his most diverse cabinet
this was a rebuke of the president, but the fact is, in every single one of these districts the candidates chose to run on an agenda of creating jobs through rebuilding infrastructure on health care. health care, which actually poll as the number one issue coming out stof the election. so to say the democrats didn't have a message or run on anything isn't just accurate. >> let me follow up on that. if there the a mandate or they ran on health care what do you you see that as the mandate for, right? clearly health care was extremely a powerful po at the present time issue. i watched race after race from which it worked from kansas to orange county. what do you think the mandate is now for? >> i think people, obviously, the electorate is really satisfied with obamacare with the affordable care act. but they know that it has gaps. so they want to make sure that they really do protect against discrimination on pre-existing
conversationant president trump for sure, every mid-term election is a call on the president who is in office. this was a rebuke of the president, but the fact is, in every single one of these districts the candidates chose to run on an agenda of creating jobs through rebuilding infrastructure on health care. health care, which actually poll as the number one issue coming out of the election. so to say the democrats didn't have a message or run on anything isn't just accurate. >> let me follow up on that. if there the a mandate or they ran on health care what do you you see that as the mandate for, right? clearly health care was extremely a powerful po at the present time issue. i watched race after race from which it worked from kansas to orange county. what do you think the mandate is now for? >> i think people, obviously, the electorate is really satisfied with obamacare with the affordable care act.
rebuilding infrastructure, they are renovating all these ponds and lagoons, and now slowly business is thriving in this part of the country. >> anthony: the underlying discontent, the given reasons for the war. is there a sense that those problems are being addressed? >> janah: the war was very brutal, and people, after 30 years, everybody is tired of war. we have a very affected population; there are about 30,000 war widows, close to 25,000 orphan children, about 15,000 people who were land mine victims. from the government side, they are still a bit scared, that there may be war popping up again, but slowly now they are addressing issues, like employment-wise, opportunities-wise, and there are a lot of occupied lands, now they are slowly giving it back. >> anthony: so, hopeful? >> janah: yeah, i see the progress.
are made, money changes hands; life goes on. >> janah: initially, before the war, the north and east contributed 40% of the gdp. >> anthony: and now? >> janah: 3%. there were so many industries here, everything was destroyed; there was no electricity for a long time. i had a coconut farm here, about a hundred acres, and it was completely destroyed during the war. there is not even a single tree without a bullet hole. >> anthony: like many sri lankan tamils, janah was born here, but with considerable regret, spent much of his life abroad. >> anthony: i mean the fighting has stopped. >> janah: absolutely, that's true. >> anthony: what's changed? >> janah: a lot of things have been rebuilt. slowly, now they are focusing on rebuilding infrastructure, they are renovating all these ponds and lagoons, and now slowly business is thriving in this part of the country. >> anthony: the underlying discontent, the given reasons for the war.
returning to san juan. >> the cruise liners have been starting to roll up. however we still have many hotels that are either overpopulated because of the recovery teams or that are still in reconstruction. >> fema says puerto rico's recovery is at a fragile state, rebuilding infrastructure, while preparing for another hurricane season less that three months away -- less than three months away. bryan llenas fox news. rick: thank you, bryan. another winter storm in spring, strong winds and dropping more than a foot of snow in some parts. a live report next. coming up, watters world. >> waters world has advice for the president of the united states. plus diamond and silk duke it out over smoking it's easy to think that all