Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150515:11:49:00
Committee, but that's double what we used to spend. why do we need as a country to spend $611 billion on national security? >> well, one because we face more significant national security threats around the world than we have ever faced before. two, our people costs are higher than they have ever been before, which is not a bad thing. as a matter of fact, one of the provisions of this bill sets up a new retirement system so that the 83% of the people who serve in the military and leave with nothing in retirement can now have a little nest egg. and there have been hundreds of provisions in this...