from people who serve in the previous administration to say that the path that he went down was wrong, was wrong. and that what she will do is more in the tradition of america. but again, with a fresh listening to other countries about how to go forward. i'm very proud of her in this regard. >> thank you for that. thank you for the question from online about immigration which we partly covered. let me ask you one that's come in online. she says, is there a risk of an insurrection like the one on january 6th again after this election? >> january 6th last year, who could've ever expected that thee president of the united states would incite a violent insurrection of the capital? and then tried to describe it as

a day at the capital, a normal touristy at the capital when they were defecating on the floor looking for me to put a bullet in my at ford head, looking for the vice president to put a noose around his neck. and when the president was told about that he said, somewhat? they are going, they're going after mike pence, so what? this year we have, there has been declared january 6th as a special national security event, which means that we won't have to, we had to ask him for the national guard, which he would not send, but which he misrepresents now. but always represented from the start because that's who he is. but nonetheless, this day will have the security in place, should they try something. now, right now today in the

press, in north carolina, rutherford county in north carolina, a national agencies have withdrawn the fema workers and other humanitarian workers from rutherford county because they have encountered trucks of guys you're looking, hunting for fema workers. so your question is well-founded about the mischief that some may want to pull. but we will be further prepared on that day, for that occurrence, which is really so unhappy, such a sad thing in our country. political violence has no place in our country, and yet what's his name has blessed it. when my husband was assaulted, the sanctity of our speedy has also been the target of assassination attempts two or three times. >> yes, and we sympathize with

them -- two times. >> if you're reading the book, nancy pelosi begins with a very personal account of the attack speed on my husband. imagine your own home, the sanctity of your home, this danger of an assault on your husband when they're looking for me at the time we didn't even know if you would live or die, that the president was making jokes about it, as was his son, as was the republican governor of virginia, as was elon musk. they thought that was really funny. and that's terrible. when he was attacked, of course we're all sympathetic, and again that's a horrible thing in our country for him to have two assaults like that. but the fact is that we should have none of that. but nothing is ever certain. so you has to be protected. but you don't have to become i mean, in other words, we want

people to participate in politics. we want more women, people of color, more diversity to participate. they can't be afraid for the security of the family because they may speak out against a certain person who serves as president of the united states. that just cannot be the case. but imagine right now what people are trying to save lives in north carolina, they have had to withdraw the humanitarian assistance because trucks of these people are hunting fema workers. >> lovely. right here. try to get in a few more. >> you want me to answer -- >> i dread chatham house, such an honor to have you join us again. >> it's my honor. >> it really is phenomenal. my question is about the republican party. many people in the united kingdom and so many people across europe and across the

world want kamala harris to win because they could about america's global engagement and consistency. but we do also need in the united states a functioning democracy, and that requires more than one normal political party. so i'm wondering what your perspective is if kamala harris becomes the next u.s. president, what is the prospect that in time the republican party would become normalized and engage in a foreign policy that at some level tracks back maybe not to what the u.s. position was previously, but to some sort of power and foreign policy that the rest of the world can engage with in a consistent fashion. >> thank you, thank you so much for your question. i've always said and i say this all the time and some of my san francisco constituents are not jumping with joy. they try to must have a strong republican party. there's just a question about

that. we've had a great leaders. i made some of the early come two bushes, mccain, bob dole, i loved it so much. i still love his wife so much, where'd your friends. romney and the rest. these are great leaders in, have been great leaders in our country and they have to have a strong republican party. now, i'm the last person as cow that happens, but i will say what they have told me, not the ones i just named but some others. we cannot beat these people in the primary. you have to beat them in the general, and then we can get back to our fight about the role of government because that's the case between our two parties. on the spectrum of what is the role of federal government role of local government and the rest, and budget priorities and the rest, which is legitimate debate in a democracy.

but with the redistricting that is up there, and we have called for nonpartisan redistricting in our legislation, because if we win, when we win but if we can win in the senate and a stronger way that we could, that we could pass that legislation. but anyway, getting back to this. in these highly gerrymandered districts that the other side is saying we can't beat them in those districts, but as we open that up, hopefully then we can peer because i served there a long time. it was never this way. it was always our partisanship. it was a great kaleidoscope. i i talk about this in my book. say one time it will be all the democrats versus republicans, and then another time it will be half the democrats in half republicans come back to the rim versus the front of the room. you were always a strength to each other so you don't want to diminish the strength of a possible resource to your cause.

i think, to your question, there's probably more common ground globally than domestically, globally than domestically. because as i said, the republicans, not a majority in the house but overwhelmingly, have been supportive of, say, ukraine and the rest. there has to, something different has to happen. right now it is a cold. the republican party has turned into a cult. why? diversity, attitude and big men that want to pay taxes, don't want any regulate clean air, clean water, forget about it. that's not what they are therefore. so but that will always be the case but in terms of people having legitimate differences of opinion on the role of

government to existence beginning of our country, but on the global scene i think there's more basis for cooperation. >> there's a storm of hands up. i will take on the aisle here. terrific questions online including from ghana, from cameroon. but on things that we sort of have covered. you have mic, great. >> thank you very much. former ambassador to the transfer hi, peter. >> will come back and wonderful that here. >> thank you. >> just over two weeks to go what are the things the biden administration are kamala harris can those useful to do between now and then to ensure that what's his name doesn't get over the line in dust balaguer and states that you mention? >> peter, thank you for your question. there is a school of thought that says you've got to be more

aggressive in telling people how, what is at risk in this and then there's the other schools thought this as i'm typing about him, i know how bad he is. so what you have to do quite a have to do a combination of that. there is no question, i talked about all the things joe biden did, but bronwen, it's important to know people don't for you for what you have done. they vote for you what you going to do. what you have done demonstrates that you're capable of doing things, but it's never, oh, i did this, you should vote for -- no. this is what is in store for you. >> a really good point. >> when you talk about job creation, education, 2025 their project abolishes the department of education. why? because you know they teach critical thinking in those public schools.

the united states of america,, education being central to a democracy. you have say a mountain of things that you can say you have to pick three, boom, and you didn't hear me say that, did you? the three that are just, this is what this means to you. not i'm a woman and i should be president you know, that's self-evident. i have very little attention to pay to politics. what does it mean to me? my job, my pension, the education of my children, the cost of healthcare, the cost of prescription drugs, my kitchen table issues. and so they have to make that clear. now the other side will misrepresent, he sang i have concepts about -- no, he's a notion monger he doesn't have the faintest idea what a concept is. he's a notion longer.

again that doesn't any votes what i just said. again you to show what is at stake. there will be a national ban on abortion in america, make no mistake about that. and women have to know that and their families and women who care about them have to know about that. there will be a reduction of investment, even feeding people who are hungry in our country. the budget priorities. when i was asking the speaker for the money to go to ukraine he said, i have to finish the budget. what the fight was over was feeding wick, women, infants, and children. that was the fight. they do want to spend money on food for women, infants, and children you know why? it would increase the national debt. okay. we want to be fiscally sound, that's why it's hard to understand why they support what they did and what to set the going do again, a tax cut at the time added $2 trillion to the national debt and the tax cut

with 83% of the benefits went to the top 1%. so i think it's important for people to know who's there for you. what is this vote is about you. who cares about you lowering taxes for working families were giving a tax cut to the wealthiest people in america, for not paying their fair share, many of them to begin with, some nothing. okay. so what does this mean to you in your pocketbook? and then again the cost of prescription drugs. so the cost of living and it's hard because inflation was a phenomenon. we did the best in america on it frankly but that's still not good enough. so who are they therefore? for the rich, trickle-down? it's never worked. it's never worked. and even its proponents have said it's never worked and it's never paid for itself. it's always been a cost to the national budget. so if we're talking about

budget, shouldn't we be feeding people with this costing like one hair on my head rather than my whole head giving tax breaks to the wealthy is? i think we will have to show the contrast as to what it means to people in allies. and that is really what it comes down to at this point. -- people in their lives. the whole idea of a national abortion ban, the matter what they say, and then they said leave it up to the states. well, that's the problem for women as well but it's even going to get worse than that. and i say that as a mother of five, five children, six years and seven days. i keep reminding my archbishop of that. but the fact is that that was good for me and my husband, paul. but not, no politicians business, the size, timing, et cetera, of a person family. and so again i think what they

have to do is just show the difference at the kitchen table, show the difference as to what it means in our democracy. at the start of our country thomas paine said the times have found us, the times found us to declare independence. sorry, uk. declare independence, declare independence, the most beautiful document ever written i think, declare independence, declare war on the greatest naval power that existed at the time, when that war, writer documents. our documents were compromised and our constitution immediately had to have a bill of rights for our freedom. but it had, wisely because our founders were so wise to have the process of amendment. so the history of our country, for the history of our country, freedom had been expanded. abolition of slavery, black men having the right to vote, when you have the right to vote, roe v. wade come all of that,

until the tops decision. that's when freedom started to be confined, and they said that day come since we have rejected privacy as a right in the constitution and precedence as a force on the court, everything is up for grabs. so kitchen table democracy. and then again our role in the world i think is a very important issue. not everybody response to that, but we are going, we to be true to who we are as we go for that three to 4% that isn't there. but also to get out the vote. times found linking to keep us together. the times have found us now proof to the night that our flag is still there. >> we are going to have to stop there. so lots of hopeful hands up, brilliant questions online. thank you a whole lot on the

middle east, a lot on migration. thank you from tanzania. what would you like remembered for? we'll have timed at it but thank you for asking. megan richardson why didn't nancy pelosi run for president? looking at the candidate should there be an upper age limit on entering politics? i think her performance has dismissed that one. lots of fascinating questions and we didn't even get on really two out of five children and become speaker of the house. but please, thank you for coming first and can y

>> hello, everybody.

the core mission here which was inspired by were five why you. the policy and other portions. the congressionally turned senators and representatives.

the democratic and republican policy. we aim plant friendly discussion about how it changed your time in office. i hope you will forgive me in advance. martha who served as a republicans. the one. decided bachelors degree in why you and went on the school of law welcome back.

>> u.s. 14th congressional district in the u.s. congress you nearly years. in 1907 to 1980. 1997 to 2015. the congresswoman has described herself as try, a little surprising. and does not speak english.

they represented sylvania redistrict, an area from this background. >> a couple of questions about congress generally because i think you all have an unusual and valuable perspective. i would say we live in an era of the executive branch is in

congress. is this a good or bad thing? >> people you see right here and suffer as members. we spent about? honestly it is house of representatives and we see our part in the administration state

and power for the administration which i saw on both sides when they held everything. >> in the presidency? >> to make a determination.

>> the courts have discovered this. and playing a much bigger role. going back and forth in the presidency.

in this power at this time. >> most of the time you're there about the minority to get mundane things done in los angeles with this congress, it was also john weiner as speaker and we could probably talk about that more later. >> i think what everyone said