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Continuity, relief sequester on the military, i understand that. theres some upside. but to do it this way, to sneak something in that doesnt grandfather in military retirees, as she said, its a great point. >> people are banking on it. >> theyre banking on it. other federal workers, nonmilitary, they were grand fathered in. there were small pensions for new employees. for whatever reason on the military they werent grand fathered in. >> i think senator chuck schumer spoke to that this morning o...

Continuity, relief sequester on the military, i understand that. theres some upside. but to do it this way, to sneak something in that doesnt grandfather in military retirees, as she said, its a great point. >> people are banking on it. >> theyre banking on it. other federal workers, nonmilitary, they were grand fathered in. there were small pensions for new employees. for whatever reason on the military they werent grand fathered in. >> i think senator chuck schumer spoke to that this morning o...

There has been an unequal investment in the cuts already. defense has not taken any huge cuts. domestic programs have. and so, yes. we have to address spending. but you have to have all things being equal. so we have to take the time to do this. thats why i was very concerned last year when this whole debt ceiling debate took place and when in fact sequestration, the huge u. automatic cuts were put into place. i knew then that they would not be equal and now here we are and we have to come up wi...