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Practices, particularly in the space of contracting. if we don't get this fixed now, we'll be right back repeating the same mistakes the next time that we find ourselves putting men and women's lives at risk on behalf of our nation. >> you feel like the discussions that are happening right now around the defense bill and some of the things you have worked on, you feel like it's potentially ground to move forward? >> i do. and the main thing is to not go on to the next shiny object. we need to stay in this space, make sure we debate the issues fully, set policy clearly and then hold them accoun...

Anybody who says we can't cut anything out of the pentagon has not spent the time i have in the pentagon. there's been a lot of money wasted through very wasteful practices, particularly in the space of contracting. if we don't get this fixed now, we'll be right back repeating the same mistakes the next time that we find ourselves putting men and women's lives at risk on behalf of our nation. >> you feel like the discussions that are happening right now around the defense bill and some of the things you have worked on, you feel like it's potentially ground to move forward? >> i do. and the mai...

Numbers that are frankly unacceptable. and gasoline price is more than twice what it was when president obama took office and in all, we're getting from president obama, look, this is good enough and be happy. and you know, we in florida understand that we can do better in the united states and all it requires is a different person in the white house. >> do they also understand, too, under that administration, the space program was killed which matters so much to your state? >> the space program was killed and how we depend on our wonderful, good, dear friends the russians to take us up in spa...

Was the responsible one. >> in this memo here where you criticize the various parts of romney's foreign policy, you sort of mock the threat of russia versus al-qaeda. but let's take the russia example. it's russia standing in the way of doing anything for syria. doing anything with iran. russia's -- is it not a geopolitical rival? >> i think the reality is more complex on so many issues than mitt romney understands and russia's a perfect example. yes, we have disagreements with the russias. i mean, just look at -- on issues like the northern distribution network that supplies our troops in afg...

Any had demanded that akin quit the campaign, he'd be gone. >> that was sick, deluded, ego maniac rush limbaugh. today, paul ryan made the mistake of allowing reporters to ask him a few questions on his campaign plane. >> congressman, you co-sponsored abortion-related legislation with congressman akin. do you regret that now? >> that bill passed i think by 251 votes. it was bipartisan. i think we had 251 votes, 16 democrats. i'm proud of my pro-life record. >> knowing that more questions on his abortion record were coming, paul ryan tried to make his escape before being stopped for a question ...