bill you ll be penalized at the ballot box. people want this bill. they know it s paid for. they know it s actually going to reduce inflationary stresses. they know that it s what the country needs to take us into the 21st century. i want to ask you about the latest out of afghanistan where, obviously, you deployed as an army ranger. the taliban told cnn that they ve dissolved the country s independent election committee and its state ministries for peace and parliamentary affairs saying there was no longer a need for them. what was your reaction to that when you heard that news? well, the taliban continues to move in the wrong direction which is not a surprise to me or you or anyone who else has been paying attention to the taliban for many decades now. but we have to stay focused on the people of afghanistan. we fought and died, spilled american blood, spent american treasure not for the taliban to counter terrorism, which we still have to do but also to