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World every single day when we're here in washington. i'm on the defense appropriating committee and what you're saying , what you're repeating and what they're saying is exactly right and the big obstacle the reason we have a continuing resolution debate rather than a let's fund the government like we funded this year debate is we've foolishly can't come up with a number that accomplishes what we need to do to defend the country and then whatever the democrats insist on on the other side of the spending ledger to allow that to go forward. you know i hear this constantly, well the democrats or...

Website today, this evening and we intend to bring it to the house floor later on this week. i have every reason to expect great support from our caucus because we are keeping our principals. the key is here nobody had to sacrifice their core principles. our principles are don't raise taxes an reduce the deficit. and we have concerned members about defense. the next hit from the sequester would hit solely on the military, starting in january. a lot of our members were concerned about that. so what we are doing here is providing for some sequester relief for 2014 and for 2015. and we are paving...

That? >> well, bill the issue is spending. if you look at the numbers, and they are very solid numbers, revenues, income, goes to 20% of gdp, two years from now, two% higher than the historic norm but, spending at the federal level, is at 25% of gdp, today and is going to 30% of gdp if we pass the health care bill. and historically, spending has been 20% of gdp, and the issue is spending. and you cannot deny it and if you correct the problem, most of the effort, the vast majority of the effort, has to be on the spending ledger and we have to control the rate of growth with these entitlement pr...

World every single day when we're here in washington. i'm on the defense appropriating committee and what you're saying , what you're repeating and what they're saying is exactly right and the big obstacle the reason we have a continuing resolution debate rather than a let's fund the government like we funded this year debate is we've foolishly can't come up with a number that accomplishes what we need to do to defend the country and then whatever the democrats insist on on the other side of the spending ledger to allow that to go forward. you know i hear this constantly, well the democrats or...