welcome to prime time weekend. i am nicolle wallace. let s get right to the weekends top stories. in the study of criminal minds it is actually not uncommon for an arsonist to knowingly return to the scorched earth he or she so brazenly torched. what is uncommon though is the arsonist not just being applauded by the victims upon its return to the scene of the crime, but being celebrated. today, donald trump played the arsonist in the trump run republican party and showed with senate republicans this afternoon three blocks from where trump was arraigned last year in connection with his efforts to overturn the 2020 election he lost, comes to washington, d.c. today abounding to equal parts chest thumping, america bashing, and more bizarre incoherent ramblings about dating nancy pelosi today. press spin for today was a trump engaged in forward- looking discussions of policy, hannibal lector kept coming up, including donald trump successive animosity toward the department of
This past week, secretary of defense James Madison and Joseph Dunford testified on the 2018 budget request for the pentagon. U. S. Were also asked about strategy in afghanistan. Well, good morning. The Senate Armed Services Committee Meets to receive testimony on the department of defenses fullyear 20 budget request. We welcome secretary matus, general dunford, thank you for your leadership of our minimum and in uniform. Before we begin, we all want to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of Sergeant Eric howe, Sergeant William baze, and corporal dylan aldrich. These three soldiers were killed this weekend in afghanistan. But thoughts and prayers of this committee are with their loved ones. The sacrifice of these heroes is a painful reminder that america is still a nation at war. That is true afghanistan or after 15 years of war. We face a stalemate and urgently need a change in strategy and an increase in resources if we are to change this situation around. We also remain committed t
Announcer cspan programs are available on cspan. Org, right on our home page or by searching the video library. Announcer washington journal continues. Host it is open phones on the washington journal. Republicans, 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. Ndependents, 2027488002 yesterday, Democratic Senators are planning to hold the senate until at least midnight today to thrash Senate Republicans for refusing to hold Committee Hearings on the health care overhaul. The round of speeches is being organized by senators perry by senators patty murray of we willon, d. C. , and bring it to you as we always do when the senate is in session. Taking your calls this morning also, the other story we are keeping track of this morning, the van driving into muslims outside of a london mosque. The story from abc news noting that a man drove into that crowd of people gathered outside the mosque after midnight on monday. They have been gathering for prayers there in what Prime Minister theresa may calls a
Discuss Administration Policy priorities including Prescription Drug prices, clean energy, the economy, and funding the semiconductor industry. He spoke for about 10 minutes. Pres. Biden is everybody in . Ok. It is good for us to be together. Pres. Biden over the past 10 months, we have won passage of some extraordinary parts of our economic agenda. Bipartisan infrastructure law, the biggest infrastructure package since the eisenhower administration, with help from our friends on the others of the aisle. The chips act, the lock to spur investment in microchips. Which i may point out were invented here in the United States of america. The chips act is a gigantic investment and is going to create a number of jobs and technologies for the future. The Inflation Reduction Act law brings down the cost of Prescription Drugs, health care premiums, and invests in made in america, clean energy future. Along with other steps we have taken like the American Rescue plan, student debt relief, it is
Which i may point out were invented here in the United States of america. The chips act is a gigantic investment and is going to create a number of jobs and technologies for the future. The Inflation Reduction Act law brings down the cost of prescription drugs, health care premiums, and invests in made in america, clean energy future. Along with other steps we have taken like the American Rescue plan, student debt relief, it is proof that democracy can deliver for the people. There is a foundation of a strong, forwardlooking economy that we want to build. The economy of lower prices, more breathing room for middleclass families, and an economy for good paying jobs you can raise a family on, and have a little breathing room. Whether you went to college or not. An economy that leads the world in clean energy and ends our dependence on foreign sources across the entire supply chain. This economy that works from the country from the bottom up, and the middle out. I am not a fan of trickled