inning spending, consequential reforms that will rein in government overreach. there are no new taxes, no new government programs. jason: here is what we mow is in the deal: it suspends the debt ceiling until after 2024 election, no increase in non-defense spending for the next fiscal year, and it caps it at 1% the following fiscal year. it also increases defense spending and money for veterans. we re also learning it claws back some unspent covid-19 pandemic funds and cuts nearly $2 the billion in money used to hire new irs agents. it also reportedly expands work requirements for some adults receiving food stamps but no work requirement changes for medicaid. the house republicans are expected to come back to the washington on tuesday and and vote on the bill on wednesday. we ll take it up with congressman brian mast and congresswoman beth van duyne. meanwhile, china has spent the week courting african countries like the democratic republic of congo for rare either minerals
long-term contracts like 80% of the australian lithium market. they re relentless, they re on the move, and we re not doing what we need to the to secure our future. jason: well, china s also on the move in the south china sea, you ve got the taiwan situation. give us the latest from your perspective. what we re seeing, and has been going on for several years, china has declared the entire with south china sea which, you know, about 80% of world trade travels through, it s a massive swath of the pacific ocean, and chairman mccaul was right, he was talking about the taiwan straits which is close to the south china sea. but all this world trade goes through this area, and china declared based on, quote, historical rights, that they control the south south china sea, like it s like a lake that hoe of china, and they ve tahoe of china. president obama said it s a red line, don t build the islands, and the chinese said it s for maritime safety. and instead they ve militarized these is