Will go further. I will commit as Prime Minister to spend 3 of gdp on defence. Because you cannot penny pinch your way to peace. Security is delivered through strength, by planning for the worst, not hoping for the best. We will send a signal to our enemies and our allies alike that The Uk is prepared, that we will not leave the field. Just to put that commitment in perspective, we currently spend less than 2. 5 of our gdp on defence, but ten times that much on our health system, Welfare System and on pensions. Keir starmer says that we cannot afford to spend more on defence. I say we cannot afford not to. The second major challenge that faces us is global migration. We must restore our credibility on this issue, to win back the voters that switch to reform, the lib dems, Labour And those that stayed at home. As Home Secretary i delivered the reforms that are currently cutting net migration by half. I didnt talk tough, i took action. I negotiated with the chancellor, with the health se
Top of the hour, im alisyn camerota. Im victor blackwell. Good to be with you. The Vice President and democrats have a message for the gop, the fight is not over. Senate republicans blocked a vote, even a debate, on a sweeping election reforms bill. And progressives are calling out what they say is President Bidens lack of intervention. And some say that if he does not take a stronger hand on Voting Rights, they could block his infrastructure plan. Manu raju joins us. Reporter we know that there is a negotiation happening right now with bipartisan, a group of senators, as well as Senior Administration officials in the senate to try to figure out if there is a bipartisan path forward. The next 24 hours is pivotal. Democrats are trying to pass a smaller bill with about 1. 2 trillion over eight years, and a more massive bill along Straight Party lines. Theres talk of up to 6 trillion, but theres also pressure among liberals who say the bipartisan talks are chewing up too much time. They m
Youre welcome to our event series. Before i start, i want to mention real quick, if you have questions tonight, you ask us in the chat box or comments on the youtube page, and well get to as many as we can. If youre interested in purchasing the book, and i hope that you do, you can find it at most major retailers, but we like to point people toward bookshop. Org where you can find just about any book youre looking for and support independent booksellers across the country. Again, thats bookshop. Org. Please give them a look. I mentioned to someone the other day that i was reading the senates words in preparation for the event tonight, and they said, oh, thats the new faulkner biography. I said, well, you got the faulkner part right. The best way i can describe this book is equal parts. Literary history, social commentary and literary criticism. I think it will band to either of those subjects. What the book really did for me was force me to give serious thought on where faulkner stands
But in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Chair now recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. Shimkus, for five minutes. Shimkus thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, another group that to pause and thank is my Campaign Team and supporters. How diverse this group is. They are young and old, they are live in poor, they towns, villages, and isolated country roads. Ideology, rvative in they identify as republicans, libertarians, and even independents. These are the people who walked parades. They helped pass out balloons, political signs. Hey took down signs of all sizes. They organized fundraisers both big and small. Manned booths at county fairs. What causes people to give up talent, and heir their possessions to a candidate, party, or cause . T is at the heart of a representative democracy, our constitutional republic. Going to cast a vote for you, shouldnt you know their beliefs . About an l strongly issue, wouldnt you want to help a kind red spirit . Started to run fo
Preparation for the event tonight and they said that is the new faulkner biography. I said well, you got the faulkner part right. The best way i can describe this book is equal parts military history, social commentary, and literary criticism. And i think it will appeal equally to fans of any of those subjects. What the book really did for me is force me to give some serious thought to where faulkner stands at a time when we are asking ourselves some difficult and longoverdue questions about our countrys historic difficulties when it comes to matters of race. Was he something of a pioneer on those issues or was he or another white writer profiting off of racist caricatures of black americans . Dr. Michael gorra, as you might imagine, has some thoughts on that. He is a professor of English Literature at Smith College in massachusetts. He is the author of several books including portrait of a novel, the making of an american masterpiece, which was a finalist for the pool surprise and bio