I am a veteran, a combat veteran. Most of my colleagues on that side of the aisle know it. The only area which some of the people that are blasting us will support is every other area but defense. Watch, there will be a couple of amendments here today to take out selective service. In time of national emergency, in time of national emergency we are going to need the selective service program not only for biological and chemical weapons that may come forward, but if we end up in a WWII or World War III, that is the only time it would be used.
Some people believe it, but they know it is ridiculous.
They did not even vote for the President's budget. Only four Democrats voted for it, so the numbers there are inaccurate. Let us sit down and work in a bipartisan way. Let us increase veterans and let us support it, and take this bill on to conference.