democrats wasted no time taking a bow. at last we have arrived and we are elated. every member of my caucus is elated about what happened because we really have changed the world in a way that you rarely get an opportunity to do that. it is going to make a difference to my grandkids. the world will be a better place for my grandchildren because of what we did today. harris: many economists paint a very different picture from he just said calling the inflation reduction act saying it will do exactly the opposite and republicans are warning the legislation will wind up raising taxes on the middle class. they call it the inflation reduction act. the most orwellian name in the senate since i ve been there. people paid 26 paychecks a year, biden policies have consumed four of those 26 paychecks out of every year. that is appalling. it is doubling appalling they would spend more and raise taxes in the middle of a recession while we re in inflation. harris: the spending plan
evacuation of civilians ever carried out by the u.s. military. august 26, 2021, 13 u.s. service members, 11 marines, soldiers and navy coreman are killed by a suicide bomber. then the 82nd airborne general boards the last aircraft as it leaves kabul. the united states has completed its withdrawal from afghanistan hoping to end america s longest war. a year later, president biden announces u.s. forces have killed al qaeda leader al-zawahiri at a guest house in kabul where he was living as a guest of the taliban. harris. harris: unbelievable. full circle. jennifer griffin, great reporting as always. florida congressman michael waltz member of the house armed services committee and highly decorated former green beret with multiple tours in
transition the u.s. mission to over the horizon counter terrorism support and security force systems. it is clear, it is obvious to all of us that the war in afghanistan did not end on the terms that we wanted with the taliban now in power in kabul. the neo was unprecedented, it was a tactical operation and success evacuating 124,000 people, the war was a strategic failure. it came also at an incredible cost in the end with 11 marines, one soldier and navy coreman. these 13 gave their lives so that people they never met would have an opportunity to live in freedom. we must remember that the taliban was and remains a terrorist organization and they still have not broken with al qaeda. i have no illusions who we re dealing with. it remains to be seen whether
prime minister scott morrison said that australia was proud to go into afghanistan together and leave together degrading al qaeda and preventing a major terrorist attack. heart felt terms thanked the united states the 11 marines, one navy coreman and one soldier who boris johnson last week who was also in town when asked about the u.s. standing post withdrawal said what i said to joe biden is how grateful i am for the amazing work of the u.s. military helping us extricate british national from kabul to whom we owe debts of honor and they were in town to endorse the new defense agreement in the pacific which as politico report evidence despite all the hand ringing was a powerful reminder that american security guarantee with our allies still
to defend all of us. it s important we never forget these images and never forget what caused them. yeah. very appropriate words coming from you as a medal of on honor recipient. again, we have 11 marines. we have one navy coreman. we have one army soldier and among those 13, two are women. it should be noted that camp