I would pose another question to my distinguished colleagues on the other side of the aisle. The Social Security trust fund, they keep bringing that issue up. Are they trying to say to our troops in the field they consider it more important that we do not raise the debt ceiling, that we do not use the Social Security surplus moneys than put the ammunition in their guns, that we give them the fuel that they need? We all know what is going on.
Addressing the importance of funding for troops in relation to the Social Security trust fund during a debate.
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