The majority is asking poor children, seniors, and women's health needs to make due with less. The same must apply to the Pentagon. Vote ``yes'' on the Lee-Frank amendment. Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I will just note that the President increased over $4.5 billion over the Deficit Reduction Act, and we went $3.7 billion more than the President's in order to protect TRICARE and some other others things for the troops. At this time, I yield 2 minutes the chairman of the Budget Committee, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Ryan).
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