in six weeks, come in whatever, well, we ended that. now they want to go back to the levels where we cut those folks that now provide that kind of help. this amounts to $22 billion cut in veterans health care. now they dispute this. they know where their actual proposal or exclusive protection for veterans, but they say it s unusual language we use with presidents these days, they say i m lying when i say that. the truth is, why do so many veterans groups speak out in opposition to the republican proposal, they re not all democrats, they know what s going to happen. folks, that s a game republicans are playing, anytime you single out the impact of their overall cuts, they tell you, no, no, no, it s not true. but they re wrong. they want to protect something. they would have written it down and say we re protecting it. you can t cut this program. you can t cut it. so he can see it. here s another example. under the republican plan, nationwide, 100,000 teachers and support staf
there s so much more to do. we re on the cusp of a major change. we re creating jobs again. american manufacturers are booming again. where s is it written americans can t lead the world in manufacturing. we re lowering the deficit. times that had been forgotten and left behind are coming alive again. bringing back a sense of pride. all those chip factories will be all over america. the president finishing his comments on the debt ceiling and republicans, but we want to take you live to the courthouse on long island where george santos, the congressman has pled not guilty to all 13 charges against him. let s take a listen. okay. he hasn t quite come out to the microphones yet, but rehema ellis is this for us. what can you tell us about what happened inside that courthouse, and i do think we are expecting to hear from congressman santos any minute now, right? reporter: chris, we are indeed. what we found out just a few
little breathing room. that s why i wrote and signed the inflation reduction act. americans pay more in prescription drugs than any advanced country on earth. we re fighting for years to allow medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. we finally beat big pharma and did it without a single republican vote. it will have a profound impact and save lives. it will reduce the deficit by $160 billion just this year. and i said, diabetes, one in ten americans have diabetes. millions need insulin to stay alive. insulin has been around for a hundred years. costs ten bucks to make it. $10. package, a total of $12. and they re paying hundreds of dollars making record profits. well, we capped it at 35 bucks, as i said. and we re going to make sure, we re going to make sure it s capped at 35 for everyone. not just those on social
could all be delayed. according to moody s 8 million americans could lose their jobs. our international reputation would be damaged in the extreme. we shouldn t even be talking about this situation. as you know, i do an awful lot of foreign policy with my stint as a senator for all of those years and as vice president. i have traveled the world. i have met with over 88 heads of state so far. they all are looking at me, are you guys serious? no, no, i m serious because if we default on our debt, the whole world is in trouble. this is a manufactured crisis, and there s no question about america s ability to pay its bills. america has the strongest economy in the world, and we should be cutting spending and lowering the deficit without a needless crisis. in a responsible way. i believe in cutting spending and cutting the deficit. in my first two years in office,