fight over a phony issue and i think bits to snap for the senate republicans. this is a retired rear admiral in the coast guard who is the head of the coast guard assistance. the relief society. he said this today about how tightly stretched resources are. >> we got a call from a ship yesterday. they do very, very difficult labor sense withive work. very, very physically demanding and they were needing money to help replace their uniforms. i think the last time military didn't have enough money for uniforms was probably in the civil war. >> as they say, the whole world is watching. our coast guard can't get new unit forms. their families are going to food banks. what are people to think? >> i was talking to people this week and was bewilderment. it is one thing if you're in a horrible depression and you can't pay workers for two weeks or four weeks. this is entirely a