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Caller it was encouraging for me when this gentleman took over the House Armed Services committee. It is a difficult time for our United States and our military one of the encouraging things is to have our guest in a position of influence. Sometimes, you spot somebody when they are new and you recognize that they are capable and will make a tremendous contribution to the nations interests over time. Because of their judgment, their integrity, their willingness to work. Their charity. Their understanding that congress is a place of people with different views and you have to understand how to p...

We will have special lines for republicans and democrats independent, and active and retired military. The numbers are on the screen. You can also use social media on twitter, facebook, or email us. A very good Tuesday Morning to you. Two charts to help understand the piece of the budget puzzle that we are talking about this morning on the first front first 45 myth of washington journal and that is the 585 the 4 trillion request. What we are talking about this morning to my want your thoughts on defense spending and the increases that the president is seeking. Here is a comparison of the depar...

Relief. May all who populate these hallways today be possessed of good will and shared commitment to guarantee the freedoms and responsibilities inspired by the soaring rhetoric and subsequent actions of our american ancestors. We know that all too often these past congressional sessions terms of debate, and consideration of issues have been more reflective of partisan politics than productive problem solving. Perhaps this is to be expected. Given the nature of republican forms of government. Even so we ask that your blessing and inspiration come down upon our elected leaders that they might b...

You just wrote a book that says a lot of what the government does may not do any good and we spend i omitted the word may. Isnt there some point of having a Budget Constraint here which says to the congress, ok look, live within these things and lets spend more on the stuff that works and doesnt. Thats kind of the idea. Right. A, sent that a good idea . And b, why doesnt that ever happen . Why doesnt it ever happen . Why dont they set priorities and spend more on what they should and less on what they shouldnt . I think its just too hard. The government is gargantuan. Theres a book of Governme...

Administration, the president and the congress. So we do a number of things and i think its unfortunate that we suggest otherwise. In terms of accountabilrty, we absolutely know where were spending the money, down to a great deal of detail. You may not like the results that you see. Thats a fair point. And there are priorities set. I mean, i will give you a current example. We have backed much on Ground Forces over the last few years than we have any others. That was a painful decision, i can assure you, within the department of defense, but it was one consciously made based on a strategy that...