mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. brown: i have four requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. mr. brown: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, the men and women at the company delphi technologies helped make general motors the world's largest automaker, yet those workers lost the retirement they earned through no fault of their own, when their company went bankrupt during the great recession. that was a time, some of us were here then when -- senator crapo and i were both here then -- when washington bailed out wall street, the people who caused the crisis, but left two many americans like the delphi retirees who did nothing wrong on their own. after years of efforts, it's past time for the united states senate to do its job to restore full retirement benefits for the thousands of ohioans and tens of thousands nationally of delphi salaried reti

mr. president. our delegation of objects to the virtual participation of the president of ukraine, zelenskiy, in today's meeting. we would like to explain our objection. we are not opposing the participation of the president of ukraine or his representative in the meeting. i will repeat once again for protocol and for those who will try to distort our possession, we do not object to the participation in this meeting. however, this participation must begin person, he must be physically present in the council chamber. these are the rules that govern the work of the console. this is not about politics, purely a procedural matter. it is also a matter of respect for the members of the console and for the consul as a body. indeed, when the world was facing the pandemic, we collectively decided we would continue working virtually. but all of our meetings via video teleconferencing were informal meetings. then after returning to the council chamber after the peak of the pandemic, we decided that the council

mr. president. ssia's war and ukraine is affecting us all. it is an attack on democratic values and freedom. it is causing a global food crisis, and it is a blatant violation of international law and the very principle. to president zelenskyy, thank you for your strong testimony this morning, and for the heroic price you and ukrainian people are engaged in for your country and for peace and freedom. today, we marked the ukrainian declaration of independence in 1991, and here we are, 31 years later, because the state in russia has been made in ukraine. it is truly tragic. we reiterate our support for sovereignty and integrity for internationally recognized borders. usb decarlo, thank you for your remarks, and secretary-general, thank you for your briefing on your important visit to ukraine. normally applauds the goal and the efforts to relieve consequence of this horrible war and to restore peace. precedents no way convinced the actions. the use of heavily explosive weapons is disorderly homes, school

mr. president, i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. casey: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: i want to respond, at least preliminarily, to my friend from tennessee. i appreciate his advocacy for hospitals in his home state of tennessee, and given that he's seeking this assurance about these disproportionate share hospital payments, my understanding is that the reconciliation bill we're about to consider this week does not contain any provisions that are directly relevant in any provision that would impact these disproportionate share hospitals or uncompensated care pool funding. so given that, and given that he's seeking this specific assurance about the pending reconciliation bill, that it nor will become evident, that the bill does not contain these dsh provisions or uncompensated payment cuts, i ask him this question, if he would entertain this question -- if the senate does pass a reconciliation bill, which i hope will be by the end of this week, and that that bill is then subsequently enacted into law, will

mr. president. >> yeah, first of all you got me back and forth to to wellington delaware, to washington d. c. for a long time on amtrak. >> thank you. >> look we're gonna make a big investment in clean technology, manufacturing facilities like the facilities and make electric vehicles. how important will this investment be in building out the electric vehicle supply chains? because it seems to me that's that's one of the i mean everybody's looking at doing that. we seem that i think we have an in norma's opportunity here. >> -- have and enormous opportunity here. >> yeah, i agree, mr. president. there's a lot of work to build out the supply chains to build out the infrastructure um to to move to these new and a variety of different fuel and technology types and we see a significant opportunity to increase u. s. manufacturing capacity and grow jobs here in all these different technologies that support our strategy destination zero to -- carbonized our industry. so we're excited for the opportunity to

mr. president. >> i thanked ms. decarlo for the briefing. now to the members of the security council, the representative of the russian federation. >> mr. president, thanks to the secretary-general for her breathing. -- briefing. i would like to point out that we heard her words when she said that the electricity of the zaporizhzhia entity belongs to ukraine. but i would like to draw your attention that we heard similar words from the secretary about the frozen russian financial assets that are frozen in the west, or the oil being held. we have never heard that. since the last security council in zaporizhzhia, about two weeks have passed. in the course of that time, the nuclear situation has further deteriorated. the armed forces of ukraine continue to show every day [indiscernible] and this creates a real risk of a radiation accident. according to the administration come on the 11th of august, the is could be catastrophic for the continent. as a result of that, the equipment within the nuclear reac

the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. sullivan: mr. president, i'd like a vote. mr. rper: i ask for three minutes, please. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. carper: thank you. i thank my colleague for not objecting. let's just stop for a moment before we vote. national environmental policy act was not signed into law by fdr, not signed into law by lyndon johnson, john kennedy. not signed into law by barack obama. signed into law by richard nixon with bipartisan support, strong bipartisan support. some 50 years ago. the reason for the law, they wanted president nixon and those who served in the congress at the time wanted to make sure that as we were proposing to build large infrastructure projects around the country with federal support, we wanted to make sure that the voices of the people whose lives would be affected by that would actually be heard. that was the idea behind doing this. we -- i've been in the senate 22 years. served on the environmental public works committee with others and privileged to chair the committee now. about every year or two,

mr. president. >> i think you for your -- thank you for your briefing. now to the matters of security council. >> mr. president, thanks the secretary-general for her briefing. i would like to point out that we heard her words when she said that the electricity of the zaporizhzhia was to ukraine, but i would like to draw your attention that we heard similar words from the secretary about the frozen russian financial assets that are frozen in the west. we have never heard that. since the last security council in zaporizhzhia, about two weeks have passed. the situation has further deteriorated and purity of the armed forces in ukraine continue to show the territory a real risk of radiation accident. catastrophic consequences for the entire continent. according to the administration come on the 11th of august, the artillery verb grade of the ukrainian armed force shelled the station. as a result of that, the equipment within the nuclear reactive system was damaged. the 14th of august, the armed forces o

mr. president. mr. president, today i rise to pay tribute to my longtime agriculture, nutrition and forestry committee staff director and dear friend, joe schultz, who will soon be taking on a new challenge after more than 15 years of service to the united states senate. now, the first thing i have to say about joe, just to get it out of the way, he's a proud ohio native and graduate of the ohio state university, which is an immediate challenge for anyone from michigan, whether you are a university of michigan grad or, as i am, a michigan state university grad. in fact, his first job in the senate was working for my colleague and friend, senator brown, of ohio. senator brown swears that joe was 6'2 " and had hair when he worked for him. and says it's all about the farm bills that somehow changed that. but somehow i convinced joe to come work for me on the agriculture committee. in part by assuring senator brown that joe would still be working for ohio, because senator brown's on the ag committee. and i'm

mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon is recognized. mr. merkley: mr. president, we've just heard a discussion of the issue of tax reform. and my colleague across the aisle has said there should be no corporate minimum tax on corporations, and yet americans know that billionaire companies'nt -- companies one after the other, some of the most profitable in our country, companies like amazon don't pay a single cent in tax. or they use our legal system, they use our roads system, they use our education system, they use it all in vast quantities and don't contribute a single dime. one single, ordinary worker does more to pay for all the infrastructure these massive companies utilize than the company does. it's about time corporations that make massive profits pay something, and 15% isn't even their fair share. and it's part of a global agreement to hold corporations accountable so they don't skip from one country to another to another to another evading everyone everywhere. my colleague also said a lot about why we should not put a 1% tax on stock buybacks.

mr. president. and thank you use g decarlo for your timely briefing. crush us ongoing war of aggression against ukraine has endangered nuclear safety and security in the ukraine in the russian federation in europe and be on. and we reject the russian federations use of the security council as a platform for this information. there is no doubt that the safety and security in and around the separation nuclear power plant has deteriorated because of the presence of an armed aggressor. russia continued illegal war has increased the risk of a nuclear accident with potentially catastrophic consequences for human health and the environment. the director general of the international atomic energy agency has outlined 7 indispensable pillars for nuclear safety and security, which we fully endorse. we note with great distress that virtually all seem to have been violated as a consequence of russian aggression. we call for maximum military restraint in the area of ukraine supper, which a nuclear power plant. an

mr. president. president biden: i'm sorry, i took control, i shouldn't do that, i'm not allowed to do that. >> it's ok, i think we will have the rest of the conversation. thank you all so much. [indiscernible chatter] president biden: we will let the justice department determine that, we will see what happens. don't get hurt. they got you in the corner. announcer: later in the day, president biden spoke with reporters again as he departed the white house for delaware. president biden: the economy is looking good so far, we feel good about it, we have a long way to go. >> people are taking advantage of the student loan program. do you consider it 75%? president biden: i will consider it a success when only 10% of people take advantage of it. the end result of this is, i have met with everyone from the former secretary of the treasury to everyone else. it won't cause inflation, number one. number two, it would generate economic growth, the opposite, because you have people who are now going to be free

mr. president, i -- mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. mr. young: mr. president, i yield myself ten minutes from the bill time. mr. president, i rise today to honor the lives of four hoosiers who were lost tragically in a car accident this week. edith smucker, zachary potts, emma thompson and representative jackie walorski. we grieve them all and we pray for their family and friends. this is, of course, a profoundly difficult time for those of us who knew one or more of these hoosiers. it's such a difficult time for their families and their friends, and all of us, i know, we commit to do whatever it is in our power to comfort their loved ones in the difficult days ahead. like everyone here and back home in indiana, i'm absolutely heartbroken. i think one thing that hit everyone, particularly hard, was the loss of two young congressional staff members. whether you knew zack or emma personally or not, you certainly know their type if you're watching these proceedings from capitol hill. you kn

mr. president. president biden: i'm sorry, i took control, i shouldn't do that, i'm not allowed to do that. >> it's ok, i think we will have the rest of the conversation. thank you all so much. [indiscernible chatter] president biden: we will let the justice department determine that, we will see what happens. don't get hurt.

mr. president. president biden: i'm sorry, i took control, i shouldn't do that, i'm not allowed to do that. >> it's ok, i think we will have the rest of the conversation. thank you all so much. president biden: we will let the justice department determined that, we will see what happens. don't get hurt. they got you in the corner. >> later in the day, president biden spoke with reporters again as he departed the white house for delaware. economic growth, the opposite, because you have people who are now going to be freed up to go borrow money to buy a home. to start businesses and do the things that need to be done. i found it fascinating that some of the folks who were talking about this is a big spending, is the same people that got 158,000 dollars in ppp money, including the what surname, that woman who believes -- anyway, a whole lot of republicans got a lot of money. in the same people criticizing. so i think it's a good thing, it frees a lot of people up, it's going to build the economy. we st

mr. president. first of all, you're right the last 18 months has been tremendous growth for us manufacturing. and we've seen that in our results and that continues. but there's some subtle things going on as well. we just did our quarter two earnings. so the numbers are fresh in my mind. we're still having good strong year over year growth sales up about 7% earnings up about 8%. and so the growth rate continues in a little bit lower rate than it's been the last 18 months though. but that good top line, there's a lot going on underneath the surface. so what's driving us is very strong demand for optical communications, think, optical fiber for technologies like 5g broadband access, cloud computing, very strong demand for fiber optics and then also very strong demand for solar materials going into renewable energy. so very strong on the infrastructure side. but if we look at the consumer side, much like brian commented on we're seeing a slowdown in , consumer. so let me give you a few examples are we

mr president. we wanted to maybe first here from the mayor of durham north carolina mayor o'neil who joined us today. >> mr president. i'm so happy to be here today. uh on on this special day, it is women's equality day and in north carolina, we are still a relatively safe haven state for a woman's right to choose but where it is a threat, anywhere is a threat for everybody. and so today in north carolina, we stand ready to help change the narrative. i do believe that it is time for us to talk about the encroachment or non encroachment of reproductive rights for men. the conversation in this arena has been primarily focused in on women's reproductive rights, but there are two partners when it comes to pregnancy and we should look and see what the other side can contribute in this conversation. when it comes to reproductive freedoms. we are all at a crucial state in our nation in a number of arenas, but the right to choose is a fundamental right in so many areas and within this threatened, we must a

the president, who recalled mr. ersonal guests. [cheers and applause] the next day there were more of those chance meetings with ordinary people, a brief chat with a young turkish news boy brought out his deep interest in america and his affection for president eisenhower. these were feelings that mr. nixon noticed everywhere he went and in people from widely different backgrounds and national arcs. ♪ ♪ >> one of the most impressive moments of vice president nixon's day in the turkish capital was his laying a wreath at the tomb of the found per of modern turkey. founder of modern turkey. the second highest official of the united states government paid a solemn salute to the memory of one of the most extraordinary leaders of this century. ♪ ♪ >> driving back through the city enroute to the airport, the american vice president's motorcade stopped in the center of an ancient, historic part of an car a. this gave -- ankara. this gave mr. nixon once again the opportunity to meet the people. he stepped out to shake hands w

mr. president. pres. biden: i still have to ask permission. one of the things, and i think the congressman may agree with me, that is positive is that i have been in the senate for a long time, the 70's. we find that when there is a disaster in one section of the country, the overwhelming desire to help that section of the country. we find we always have farming disasters in the midwest. when there is a major flood or hurricane along the east coast, my state is above sea level. why do i have the responsibility to do that? you get the rest of the members of the house and senate to vote for it. the bad news, i was saying to the gov -- my mother had the expression, anything bad, you look hard enough, something good will come from it. this is one country. the fact that you are in tennessee and the national guard lift helicopters across the way to help out, and west virginia is the same way, it is happening across the country and out west too. the number of firefighters, many of whom have lost their lives. i think there is one good thing that has c

mr. president. pplause] in closing, let me say this. for decades, it was america's commitment to science, research, and advanced manufacturing that made is the envy of the world. today we face the great task of preserving that legacy in this century. in world hungry authoritarians cheering for us to lose helping we sit on our hands and failed to adapt to the 21st century. we dare not see the mantle of global leadership. we need for america to lead this country just as we always have. we will show that democracy will always be the best system to govern in a tumultuous world. it won't happen on its own. today we are laying the foundation for a bold future. today, by enacting the chips and science act we are making clear we believe in great american century lies on the horizon. thank you. [applause] now our great speaker, our partner for all of these bills have been worked through the senate and everyone but one has been worked through the house and that will be worked on this week. we have a great team

mr. president. lause] after four years of a president who relished creating chaos, americans are seeing what it looks like to have a president and a congress that is focused on delivering results, and making their lives better. mr. president, you have restored dignity, respect, and sense of action back to the oval office. thank you. thank you. thank you. it is my honor to turn it over now, to you. [applause] [cheering] pres. biden: thank you, majority leader schumer. you have been a good friend for a long, long time. and joe, i never had a doubt. [applause] joe had an operation on his shoulder. i want you to know it wasn't because of anything we did. [applause] he is in great shape. our whipped, mr. clyburn -- our whip, mr. clyburn, you are amazing and i am reminded by my staff, if it were not for you and your wife telling you to endorse me, i would not be standing here. thank you very much. congressman castor and my good friend congressman for loan, thank you for your leadership. while they couldn't

over a half million people were gathered at the park when president and mrs. -- joined the ex presidentnd mrs. nixon to review a mammoth parade. this was exuberant climax of the nationwide celebration of this tenth year of independents. in a two hour long procession, more than 50 huge floats rolled by. they dpeicted filipino progress in the last decade, and, they pointed to the future goals of this country. a country that not so long ago was left crushed and shattered by war. overhead, plain spelled out philippine independents, ten years. and, on the ground, military units marched smartly. every branch of the iron republic's armed services took part in this giant demonstration of patriotic spirit. my permission of the president, the huge crowd was allowed to surge forward at the parades and. the better to hear the address of vice president nixon. >> i have witnessed many fourth of july parades. i have seen parades with many floats and many banners. but, in all my life i have never seen a parade equal to one of the philippines put on today. we in the united states in our early years had

mr. president, have you spoken to any of the family members of the 13 soldiers who died in afghanistan? president biden: not today, but i have spoken to them. >> to president trump the documents? president biden: whether he declassified everything in the world, i'm president, come on. not going to, because i don't know the details and i don't want to know. >> do you need to be briefed on it? >> mr. president, is it ever appropriate for the president to take home classified in top-secret documents? president biden: depending on the circumstance. for example, i have in my home a safe that is completely secure, i'm taking a home with me today, it's locked, i have a person with me, military with me, i read it, lock it back up and give it to the military. >> with the declassified documents, is it ever appropriate for a president to take the documents home with them? president biden: it depends on how secure? >> what do you mean by fascism? president biden: you know what i mean. >> there was an election two days ago and everything went good. you recently announced $2 billion investment for ang

mr. president, you know how much you meant to my late wife, emily. three years ago lost her 30 year battle with diabetes. she would be beyond droid, celebrating the $35 per month cap on insulation. the annual cap on out-of-pocket costs for medicare patients. she would also rejoice in the three year extension for our affordable care act subsidies and your authorization of medicare to negotiate some drug prices. [applause] emily had adequate health insurance, but many of our neighbors and her friends did not. mr. president, you took office at a time where we were in dire need of a statesman. willing to put people over politics. many seem surprised that your -- i do your successes. i am not. i know you, more importantly, you know and respect the american people. i am pleased to introduce chuck schumer. [applause] >> thank you representative clyde burn for that -- representative james clyburn and thank you for inviting us to the white house today. this has been one of the most productive stretches in senate history from the first gun safety bill in decad

the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, over the last five days we've seen what president biden and a democrat led congress are focused on getting done. bringing terrorists to justice, lowering costs, reducing inflation and the deficit, helping out our veterans, and better competing with countries like china. i want to begin with a word on last night's strike. last night, president biden reported that the united states conducted a strike that targeted and killed ayman al-zawahri, the notorious mass murderer, the leader of al qaeda and one of the sick planners of the september 11 attacks, which in new york and around the country and world we are still mourning. the strike against alza was harry is a -- al-zawahri is a major victory for the united states and will make our country and world a safer place. it also helps bring an element of justice for the 9/11 families as well as the many americans

mr. president. pres. biden: well, i wish i would. thank you. v.p. harris: well, president joe biden has set the tone for our administration from the very beginning from the time that an opinion was leaked to the time the dobbs decision came down and our president has been a leader in saying that the women of america should be protected. their right to make decisions about their ownies should be a -- own bodies should be a matter that we all defend, understanding that the government should not be in the business of making those decisions for the women of america. our administration has been very as has clear by the leaders who at this table that we trust the judgment of the women of america to make decisions based on what they know is in their best interest. we trust the women of america to make those decisions if she chooses in consultation with her faith leader, with her physician, with her loved one. but we understand fully the government should not be making that decision for her. and it is with that spirit that the president has convened this tas

i thank you, mr. president. i think the retention you e put a statement, i now get the full, actually reprint, if no way. thank you mister president. let me start by thanking director general grossi for his briefing and for providing frequent factual updates on matters within the agencies mandate. the director general has outlined 7 indispensable pillars for nuclear safety and security. we note with great distress that the russian forces have violated several of them during the military aggression against ukraine. normally, norway strongly condemns russia's illegal, an unprovoked invasion of ukraine, which is going on for half a year. precedent in march, the i. e. a board of governors adopted a resolution deploying the russian federations forcefully facing seas in control of nuclear facilities. the board expressed an eye quotes, grand concern that the russians federations aggression is impeding the agency from fully and safely conducting safeguards, verification activities at ukrainian nuclear facilities, unquote

mr. president well, the next speaker is his excellency the president the european commission in the capital of fondelain, madam president, i ask you to speak, mr. president zelenskyi, president dudash, dear guests, in february, march 2014, russia annexed the crimean peninsula by force. this gross violation of ukraine's territorial integrity and international law marked the beginning of russia's efforts to deprive ukraine of its freedom . it was a reaction to the revolution of dignity in ukraine, where brave ukrainians demanded freedom of justice and the right to choose their future, the future is connected with europe since that time crimea was used not only as a russian base, a military base, but also to test the brutal methods that russia currently uses in other parts of the regions of occupied europe, we know that if you know that we fully support, we will never recognize the illegal annexation of crimea and the city of sevastopol from on the part of the russian federation, i am extremely concerned about the violation of human rights in crimea, disappearances, sorting out murders, persec

the presiding officer: without objection u. mr. grassley: mr. president? mr. carper: i thank the senator from iowa for his patience today. thank you very much. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: this body has a long record of coming together to improve health care for americans. in 2003 when i was chairman of the senate finance committee, we worked in a bipartisan manner to establish the medicare part d benefit. more recently i've worked with my colleagues on the finance committee on oversight investigations to hold epipen manufacturers accountable who are misusing taxpayer dollars and insulin manufacturers and pbm's accountable who were unfairly increasing the list price of insulin. we can work together and meaningfully improve health care. this congress, i've worked with my democratic colleagues to pass five of my bills out of committee on a bipartisan way. these bills will lower drug prices, create more competition, while holding big pharma and pbm's accountable. unfortunately, the leader hasn't brought any of these bills up for a vo

mr. president, and see what's happening yourself because that's what leaders do. 00,000 fence around your perimeter, and i don't begrudge you for that. you're the president, you deserve the security. but you can't have a fence and the rest are of us don't. the people at the border need a fence, mr. president. go see about it, about them. go see what's going on. that's what leaders do. you have sent people there, they've probably not told you the truth. go see for yourself. maria: unfortunately, lieutenant governor, not just the human trafficking where, you know, the cartels, dangerous cartels are taking home $200 million a week. i mean, they are ones in charge of who comes into america. it's just extraordinary. but it's also the drugs. look at fentanyl and how it's killing american citizens. they have seized 10,000 pounds of fentanyl at the border just over the last year. your thoughts on the amount of drugs, illicit narcotics, and the impact there in virginia. >> well, this is what i'm saying to you. we have a drug problem here in virginia where we've got so many

mr. president. and i said look the department of justice if there's any daylight between the attorney general and the deputy you're going to have turmoil in the department and you know it would just a political level of leadership that way. he's looking at me and i said let me put it this way mr. president. the attorney general is in the deputy's pocket and not not going to line anybody's pocket. so i told them no. this look of recognition came over his face and he said i'll go okay to have someone in mind and i said yes. okay fine. talk to some other people and if you want to go with your guy that's fine too. that was that. [applause] >> he also said you the best politics at doj is no politics at the doj and in reading your book that seems to be very -- can you reflect on the shared value between you and presidentt bush? >> in terms of functions one is providing legal advice. you are acting as the political person to the administration and you try to give advice that will be in accordance with the

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mr. engel, and others. the president became desperate, entering the new year, with january 6th fast approaching. he rushed back from mar-a-lago on january 1st, and called a emergency meeting with the departments leadership. here is mr. donoghue describing the last minute -- >> the president was a little more agitated than he had been in the meeting on the 15th. he discussed a variety of election matters. he did say, this sounds like the kind of thing that would want the appointment of special counsel. there was a point at which the president said something about one of you guys seized machines. >> mr. rosen, the president asked you to seize voting machines from state governments. what was your response to that request? >> that we had seen nothing improper with regard to the voting machines and i told him that the real experts of that had been a dhs and they had briefed us that they had looked at it and that there was nothing wrong with the voting machines. and so, that was not something that was appropriate to do. >> so

mr. president. supervisor chan. chan, not present. supervisor doers'. >> present. >>. >> clerk: doersy present. mannedleman present. supervisor mar. mar, present. mill gar? mill gar present. supervisor peskin. >> present. >>. >> clerk: supervisor preston. preston present. supervisor ronin. ronin present. rahai. not present. supervisor steph thee, stephanie present. and mr. walton. >> present. >>. >> clerk: walton present. mr. president, you have a quorum. >> thank you, very much madam clerk. we acknowledge that we're on the homeland of the ramatush, as the indigenous of this land and in accordance with this institution, the ramatush have not forgotten the responsibilitied of care takers of this place as well as everybody who resides in their territory. as guests, we recognize living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging our ancestors, and relative of the ramatoush and rights as first people. colleagues, please stand with me to reside the "pledge of allegiance" >> i pledge allegiance to

mr. president? i appreciate this is i don't bring you much politically do can you tell the audience what he said back to you? yeah, so after a cabinet meeting i was waved in and johnson new who was the chief of staff at that time said look bill. here's the deal. he wants to go with you steady hand at the tiller and all that stuff, but you don't get him anything politically because the other people at that time being considered were george duke agent who you know, obviously and and john ashcroft to governors or former governors and he said but so we're going to pick your deputy and i hope that's not a problem. i said, well, actually i'm not crazy with anything. so well, you better tell him about that so when he offered me the job. okay, i'm very excited. you know, i mean look, you know, have you as my attorney general, i guess john told you about that other thing. i assume that's not a problem. i said, well actually it is a problem mr. president. oh, and i said look the department of justice if there

a mr. president, but it's not gonna get me grateful to the i a yeah, there was a general ref l guarantee for his briefing. mister president, no problem. we repeatedly warned our western, your colleagues, that if they didn't talk some sense into the key regime, then it would take the most monstrous and irrational steps, the consequences are which were to reverberate far beyond the borders of ukraine. unfortunately, that is what is now happening. crystal now thank you. ok as criminal attacks on nuclear infrastructure, pushing the world to the brink of nuclear catastrophe, comparable in scale with chernobyl. mostly in recent days, the ukrainian out courses have repeatedly used heavy artillery and multiple launch rockets just to show the largest nuclear power plant in europe. these up at osha nuclear power plant on these strikes. our direct threats to the nuclear security of the plot was on the 5th of august as a result of just one such strike a number of important objects for electricity and gas supply to the plaza where damage pipelines were destroyed and a hydrogen combustion incident at