Russ Fulcher: “I want to thank all the witnesses for their testimony and for everyone in the room for being with us today.”

The reason for the lack of support has been because about 85% of the +/- $1.5 trillion in spending has been ear-marked for the SNAP (food-stamps) program.

If you chose, you could sign up for a market-based deal.

I do not. That’s not it.

They’re a friend, they’re another country that’s a friend, and you want to take care of your friends, our friends need to take care of you.