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Back to huckabee. about 40,000 troops are expected to leave afghanistan over the next 12 months. congress just voted to cut pensions of our veterans. what does the future hold for our men and women in uniform. thanks for being here. thanks for your service to this country. >> thanks for having me. >> as a veteran and a wounded warrior what did you feel? not just think but feel when you heard congress, it was a mistake but they cut benefits to veterans in this last budget deal. >> i saw it as a...

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Reporting this about an hour ago. the president said he was pleased that congress was working in a bipartisan fashion right now even though they are on break to address a problem that will directly effect 1.3 million americans during the holidays and have a negative impact on the nations economic growth and job creation. explain that to me. >> budget bill that just past by both sides. they didnt even touch extension. >> no. they left town. >> but interesting a little while ago we interviewed a f...

>> i had a number of veterans i mentioned this yesterday on the show. i had a number of veterans coming up to me different stores walking through the streets of new york and other areas of this country and people saying to me you have got to tell your viewers what viewers are dealing with with benefit cuts. my brother serving in the navy dealing with this huge pension cuts to him in the navy. other members and veterans coming up to me and saying this is really really going to hurt our family. >>...

Freedom, fighting for our freedom are going to be taken care of. >> anyone serving the military as it is. because long deployments away from home. not being accustomed to whats going on. some people returning home seeing their babies for the first time. its a strain on marriages if theyre married. its a strain on their physical health and their mental health there are a lot of problems going on just serving in the military. when you go to harms way like places like afghanistan or iraq you are fa...

Budget plus 80 billion for the afghanistan war but eases gitmo detainee restrictions. as a retired vet im appalled that congress would take benefits from veterans in a poor attempt to it agree to it a budget. i agree this will definitely effect recruiting and retention. >> and ronald says the ones that past this law should be taking a pay cut. we need a total house cleaning in washington. cathy tweets instead of cutting the pensions of our brave military and women. why not cut can the pension of...

Involved and speak out, we are going to win this fight. and i begin, i believe, that is going to -- that is going to happen. >> i know you have strong opinions on the veteran groups fighting to cut the pensions. you voted for the deal but youre chairman of the veteran affairs committee. what would you say to military retirees up set about this? >> i would say they got ripped off. the budget agreement that cut their benefit was wrong, but what we have to understand is that the budget agreement th...

Egypt, pakistan, you know, thats money that could be switched to different pots and paid this bill if they are really serious about balancing the budget. not veterans pensions. >> yeah, dan, thats all great points. our veterans getting a pay cut this year and then still all of those other expenses continuing to be spent. thank you very much. dan, for your time this morning. >> its my pleasure, thanks for having me back. >> again, can you understand his concern. >> of course. >> why he is irate a...

>> were seeing it in the economy. people are losing jobs or they cant get jobs or their pensions are diminishing, so as a result were seeing more multigenerational living arrangements. people have to get creative in order to have the kind of life they want to have. >> especially if theyre going to have a child so they see the future expenses and move back in with parents or grandparents. >> right. >> you say in order for this to work there has to be rules. >> cant be a situation where you have k...

These are people that have put their lives on the line for america, for americans, they have done it for at least 200 years. these are not people that have joined up, done their time and gotten out. these are people that have made a career out of it, and, yet, their pensions are now an easy mark for people like what was it nancy pelosi, you know, she -- im not surprised by her actions she is nothing more than a sock puppet, really. i am surprised by paul ryan. he said something last week about 4...