indian carrier indigo ordered a record 500 airbus a320 aircraft the largest single purchase agreement by any airline in commercial aviation history. the deal was announced on the first day of the paris airshow and is worth roughly 55 billion dollars. indigo is one of the largest operators of internal flights in india. here in the us, people across the country have been commemorating juneteenth, or what some call freedom day. a federal holiday marking the less enslaved people being freed after the civil war. the white house freed after the civil war. the white house held freed after the civil war. the white house held a concert to commemorate the day with star studded performances and speeches. juneteenth was made an official holiday in 2021. earlier, i spoke to clint smith, the new york times bestselling author of a reckoning about the history of slavery across america. thank you very much forjoining us. juneteenth celebrations are supposed to be an opportunity
if ukraine is going to attract the investment, it s going to need the investment it s going to need notjust from governments, notjust from internationalfinancial institutions, but from the private sector. the private sector, it has to build the best possible environment to attract that investment. well some of that extra funding could come from the european union. the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, has asked eu member states to provide 55 billion dollars to support ukraine over the next four years. she said that this reserve would allow brussels to calibrate its financial support depending on the situation on the ground. let s bring in amanda and peter. in many ways, this is a positive sign, looking at life after the war. , but perhaps some of it seems premature? i think it is a rather well timed. as you say, it looks beyond the immediate offensive towards the huge
remember, we didn t even get to debate nor did the public get to see the spending that took place. now, the appropriations bills will be put on time for us to vote on, we ll see it in open session. both the spending and the cuts. and we re on a 10-year budget plan to balance the budget, and that s what s great about it. the entire defense budget, which i think is around 51-55 billion dollars, interest alone will exceed that in the next few years. we can t let that happen. and we ve got to fully fund our military and this administration, with their discretionary expenses that they spend money on that should not be, and they neglected the military which has got to stop. so i m excited about what happens as a first step. laura: well, congressman, we appreciate your joining us and this has been a wild week but i think an education to a lot of people who don t really follow the nitty-gritty of all of this stuff. thank you so much joining us now is bret baier
this recent african diaspora is fascinating, their politics often align with african american politics, but not always. their politics often align with new american immigrant politics, but not always. we decided that we want to give them a particular spotlight, especially during this month where president biden has invited african leaders to washington, i m really happy my senate colleagues unanimously, together with house colleagues said, let s spotlight this talented group of people that are coming to america and enriching our nation. of course, the 55 billion dollars announced is good, certainly that needs a lot of resources, and the united states as feasible. well i still have you, i want to ask you this briefly, please. i want to ask you about your endorsement of jan mckellen,
the president announced significant support for african nations. i want to play what he had to say for our audience right now. africa belongs to the table in every room, in every room. where global challenges are being discussed, we have planned to commit 55 billion dollars in africa. to invest in africa s people, africa s infrastructure, africa s agriculture, africa s health system, africa s security, and more. the president also noted that he would visit some places in africa next year. the first president to do so was about ten years ago. can you just lay out for our viewers why the united states interest to strengthen ties with african nations is so important, especially relations to china and russia who have really been investing heavily in the continent? certainly, simone. i was very pleased that the