taxpayers and disproportionately benefit the wealthy. in recent days, there has been considerable bipartisan pushback to the plan. that is now going forward as the country faces record high up beflation. president biden today claiming the plan will have no meaningful affect on inflation but his critics, including some former obama administration officials remain unconvinced. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. good evening, bret. white house officials say they have no idea how much this plan is actually going to cost because they think there are plenty of eligible student loan debt holders who are going to choose not to go online and tell the government that they want to cancel up to $10,000 in that debt. now it s time to address the burden of student debt. the president s announcement benefits 43 million borrowers including 20 million who will see their student debt totally canceled up to 10,000 in
left spending agenda with one advisor telling politico, quote, the biden administration doesn t understand that the only thing people care about is the inflation, gas prices, and the economy. of course there s no messaging and they don t have any idea what the message is. they are living in lala land. kirsten synema has agreed to back the bill saying we have agreed to remove the carried tax provision, advance manufacturing, and boost our clean economy in the senate s budget reconciliation. biden saying we ve taken a step towards reducing inflation and the costs for american families. i look forward to the senate taking up the legislation and passing it as soon as possible. at the center of this, joe man chin whose support earlier this week really paved the way to head to a vote. here s what he had to say about getting republicans onboard. you said this week you think that republicans should vote i would like to think i talk to my republican friends, they want to mak
and the trump versus pence feud over the 2020 election is escalating tonight on this the eve of the georgia primary. trump is lashing out at his former vice president calling him, quote, desperate as they stump for rival candidates in a georgia showdown. pence speaks out on the campaign trail this hour. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with the fallout after president biden s surprising stance on a potential chinese invasion of taiwan. this talk of the u.s. military response is sowing new uncertainty about his policy and raising serious tensions with china. kaitlan collins is in tokyo for us. she s covering the president s trip to asia. kaitlan, the administration is trying to clay fire what president biden said but there is still some confusion out there tonight. what is the latest? reporter: yeah, and wolf, this is a comment that we should know caught some of the pre
hardening of its position. a city remembers five years on from the manchester arena bomb that killed 22 people. australia s incoming prime minister, anthony albanese has vowed to sweep aside his country s reputation for dragging its heels in the fight against climate change. wildfires, bleached out coral reefs and flooding has made made australia a byword for climate fuelled disruption. mr albanese looks set to be sworn in as prime minister on monday, before he heads to tokyo for a meeting with the leaders of the us, japan and india. he s signalled a major shift in climate change policy, saying australia could become a renewable energy superpower. the meeting is an absolute priority for australia and it enables us to send a message to the world that there is a change of government, there is a change of government, there will be some changes in policy, particularly with regard to climate change and our engagement with the world on those issues. our sydney correspondent shai
territory in an apparent hardening of its position. a city remembers five years on from the manchester arena bomb that killed 22 people. hello and welcome to bbc news. australia s incoming prime minister, anthony albanese, has vowed to sweep aside his country s reputation for dragging its heels in the fight against climate change. wildfires, bleached out coral reefs and flooding have made made australia a byword for climate fuelled disruption. mr albanese looks set to be sworn in as prime minister on monday, before he heads to tokyo for a meeting with the leaders of the us, japan and india. he s signalled a major shift in climate change policy, saying australia could become a renewable energy superpower. the quad leaders meeting is an absolute priority for australia and it enables us to send a message to the world that there is a change of government, there will be some changes in policy, particularly with regard to climate change and our engagement with the world on those