capitol hill. they reminded lawmakers that if they can't build weapons for egypt, all the small town suppliers from lima, ohio to oxford, michigan will get buried. >> joe with company "x" made this particular piece for the tank for 20 years. he's good at it. if i don't give him an order for six months, yorn what's going to happen to him. >> they used to control the purse swings. they heard it year after year and it worked. >> the contractors have a vested interest in keeping the process going forward. >> reporter: the u.s. put its in a bind, cutting the aid won't get the government to pay off the defense contracts they already signed. >> it's going to cost the taxpayers a lot of money and get nothing in return. >> we reached out to the companies who said look, we are