Vern Buchanan: “it's huge to Florida. As you know, Ambassador, we've talked about it. We have 14 ports, $68 billion worth of economic…”

the spending this year in 6 months for the Department of Defense is $440 billion, and the interest on the debt, I think, is $480 billion.

I think a shared plan between the Congress and yourself, the administration, would make a huge difference going forward.

You are a big asset on the committee, and everybody knows that.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 59, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $6,250,000) (increased by $6,250,000)''. The…