Asked by xi jinping a couple of years ago why i was working so hard with your country. And i said, because were a pacific nation. he looked at me, and i said, yeah, were a pacific nation the United States. we are, and were going to stay that way. So, thank you. Thank you, everyone. Prime minister albanese absolutely. Thank you. [crosstalk by reporters] mr. President , on israel, will you respond to attacks on u. S. Troops in the region . Will you respond to attacks on u. S. Troops in the region, mr. President . President biden whoa, whoa, whoa well, youre going to get were going to have a press conference after this. Well be able to answer your questions. Thank you. President biden and the Prime Minister of australia reaffirmed their commitment to their alliance and discussed shared priorities for their countries. They also commented on the israelhamas war and security in the indo pacific region. This is just over 25 minutes. President biden the sun is over there. I dont need these. [l
President biden the sun is over there. I dont need these. [laughter. ] hello, folks. Mr. Prime minister, weve been in close touch since the moment you came into office please, sit down; im sorry since you came into office, and weve met all around the world. And now its wonderful to have you by my side here at the white house and as we advance our Alliance Even more more than its already been advanced. Its strong now; its getting stronger. Before i get to the progress australia and the United States have made today, i want to say just a very few words about the situation in the middle east. The anger, the hurt, the sense of outrage that the israeli people are feeling after the brutally inflicted devastation by hamas is completely understandable. Israel has the right and, i would add, responsibility to respond to the slaughter of their people. And we will ensure israel has what it needs to defend itself against these terrorists. Thats a guarantee. We also have to remember that hamas does
Mr. Speaker mr. Speaker, you may agree with this, but we are back here 22 days into this republican manufactured chaos and House Republicans have brought us to the exact same position that we were back then. All of the infighting, all of the disarray, just to end up where we were three weeks ago. These past few weeks we have been left wondering if republicans were truly intent on solving our issues, reopening the house of representatives and rallying around someone to lead this chamber, or has this been about Something Else . Has this been about a focus of House Republicans to find the person who can pass their extreme litmus test to oppose marriage equality, enact a nationwide abortion ban without exceptions, gut Social Security and medicare, and support overturning a free and fair election. Its a fair question. Its a fair question. [ applause ] nowhere nowhere in that Candidate Questionnaire is it about growing the middle class, helping our communities, keeping the cost of Health Car
[explosion] harris they are taking out the targets they want to hit. Israel steadily eliminating hamas terrorist leadership. Idf forces say they now have taken out a top naval commander and killed nearly two dozen senior hamas leaders since the start of the war which was only 19 days ago. And we are learning about this. A literal whos who of Terror Leaders had a meeting in beirut. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the Faulkner Focus. A summit of hate i will call it. Top killers from hezbollah, hamas, Palestinian Islamic ji hard holding talks on achieving, quote, victory over israel. It is their first reported meeting since the war begin and cements concerns that analysts are having that the war is now getting wider and more intense and emboldening a host of The Middle Easts worst actors. Israeli forces striking syria after a Rocket Attack in israel, aleppos International Airport a target. State run media is claiming eight soldiers were killed. Secretary of state Antony Blinken confirms
The house of representatives the honorable Hakeem Jeffries of new york. Mr. Speaker, you may agree with this. But we are back here 22 days into this republican manufactured chaos and House Republicans have brought us to the exact same position that we were back then. All of the infighting, all the disarray, just to end up where we were three weeks ago. These past few weeks we have been left wondering if republicans were truly intent on solving our issues, reopening the house of representatives and rallying around someone to lead this chamber. Or has this been about Something Else . Has this been a focus of House Republicans to find the person who can pass their extreme litmus test to oppose marriage equality, enact a nationwide abortion ban without exceptions, gut Social Security and medicare, and support overturning a free and fair election. A fair question. A fair question. Nowhere in that Candidate Questionnaire is it about growing the middle class, helping our communities, keeping