2021-09-28 - EWTN News Nightly | Tuesday, September 28, 2021

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: US Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, and Joints Chief of Staff, General Mark Milley, were on Capitol Hill facing tough questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee. Members from both sides grilled them about the hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden was meeting with key Democrats to narrow down the price tag of his still uncertain and very controversial $3.5 trillion "Build Back Better" legislative proposal. Former Army Ranger and Ohio Representative, Warren Davidson, joins to tell us how the negotiations are going in Congress for the massive spending bill, and to what extent the bill would impact taxpayers. And California's Democratic Governor, Gavin Newsom, has signed 2 pro-abortion bills into law. One of the bills allows for abortions and "gender-affirming care" to be kept confidential from insurance policy holders. Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Roger Severino, joins to share his reaction and what dangers this creates for minors. Finally this evening, the assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life is taking place at the Vatican. A press conference presented the assembly on the theme "public health in global perspective: the pandemic, bioethics and the future." President of the World Medical Association, Dr. David Barbe, joins to tell us more about this assembly and its focus. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn