Let me just say in a couple of areas that the gentleman from Colorado [Mr. Hefley] is right and the gentlewoman from Colorado [Mrs. Schroeder] is right. We have the pay raise, which is absolutely important to our people. We have the increased housing allowance. We have a number of other quality of life issues that we need to get passed. We owe them to our people in uniform.
Discussing military pay raises and quality of life issues during a debate on the authorization bill.
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