weapons, and that money is really being spent on replenishing those weapons. and our defense industry receives that money as do american workers. and we re spending that out of a $4 trillion federal budget. $18 billion. so for that price tag, it seems to me that the gain, what we get is stability in europe, is certainly a worthy geopolitical objective for the united states and worth the minimal sacrifice of those fundings. pete: unless we don t get the stability, and i guess that s the point of contention. we appreciate you breaking down and assessing it every weekend for us. jack keane, thank you so much, general. yeah. great talk to you, pete. pete: you got it. all right, the tampa bay bucs coach is calling foul on the media s race number. we don t look at color. i think the minute you guys stop making a big deal about it, everybody else will as well.
those fundings. if we re not representing we, the people, then we shouldn t be doing it. maria: let me can ask you about the people and the impact of that botched withdrawal from afghanistan. you were with me right after the withdrawal, and you predicted some of the things that actually, in fact, have taken place like china getting stronger. we, of course, saw 13 service members kill in the attack during the evacuations of kabul. how would you say withdrawal impacted america one year later? so let s ask this question: did we win any hearts or minds? that term the, any hearts or minds by leaving afghanistan in the way that we did. absolutely not. we see that a continuation of biden s policies on every foreign affairs front which is this: no commitment to red lines. there was no red lines in afghanistan, no are red lines with the taliban, no red lines on our southern border. no red lines with china and taiwan. no red lines with iran.
those fundings. if we re not representing we, the people, then we shouldn t be doing it. maria: let me can ask you about the people and the impact of that botched withdrawal from afghanistan. you were with me right after the withdrawal, and you predicted some of the things that actually, in fact, have taken place like china getting stronger. we, of course, saw 13 service members kill in the attack during the evacuations of kabul. how would you say withdrawal impacted america one year later? so let s ask this question: did we win any hearts or minds? that term the, any hearts or minds by leaving afghanistan in the way that we did. absolutely not. we see that a continuation of biden s policies on every foreign affairs front which is this: no commitment to red lines. there was no red lines in afghanistan, no are red lines with the taliban, no red lines on our southern border. no red lines with china and taiwan. no red lines with iran.
the traditional model is going to prevail. democratic legislation right now has been whittled down. but you re pushing to pass billions in fundings for u.s.-made computer chips and a second bill to lower prescription drug prices. can you guarantee, senator, these bills will eventually make it across the finish line? i feel good about both of them. the first the chips science package requires bipartisan approval. we ve had it so far. there s an indication the republicans want to join us in these job creations. they understand without chips, american manufacturing is going to have a difficult time competing in this world. they also note investments in science research pay off for generations to come. so i hope they ll stay on board with this. when it comes to prescription drugs, i don t understand the position of senator mcconnell. to oppose efforts to keep the cost of prescription drugs down for families just doesn t make any sense. if you re truly worried about families cost of
booster when it s your time to get that maximum protection. and we re going to continue, as it comes to funding, we re going to continue to monitor that. right now, we have the fundings that we need right now to get the job done, to continue to keep schools open and businesses open and to make sure that we re keeping that we re continuing to keep the american public as safe as we can and giving them that maximum protection. that s what we re going to continue to do. white house principal deputy press secretary, thank you so much. come back soon. up next, the potential for a political comeback for hillary clinton? coming up on morning joe, what happens to democrats outlook for the midterms if they can t pass legislation on voting rights. we ll hear from the head of the campaign arm, jaime harrison. plus, senate majority leader chuck schumer will join the conversation. morning joe is a few short minutes away. conversation morning joe is a few short morning joe is a few