Steve Buyer: “I would advise everyone that it is no secret that the Republicans are putting together the plan to derive a pharmacy…”

“I would advise everyone that it is no secret that the Republicans are putting together the plan to derive a pharmacy benefit for the over-65 individuals of whom are most needy; and we are not ashamed of that at all. I will also say that what a curious thing it is that we will always have a critic that will always question a weapons system that will say, well, what is the purpose of that? It has never shot a nuclear missile? My colleagues, we had a B-2 bomber, this is called the Spirit of Indiana, and I dedicated that B-2 bomber in Indiana; and when I dedicated it, I prayed that it would never drop a bomb. Now, why would we ever build a billion-dollar weapon system and pray that it would never drop a bomb? Because it is a deterrent. A police officer, when he carries a weapon, I say to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank), he says a prayer that he never has to use his weapon. When he pulls that weapon, he does not say, I want to brandish it, I want to threaten, actually, I want to pull the trigger and shoot and kill someone because it is going to make me feel good. No. It is used as a deterrent. We have different weapon systems out there that are used as a deterrent, and they are extremely important. For the gentleman to question to say, why are we building nuclear weapons, in fact, that we are never going to use them, and then to say that we have other domestic priorities is ridiculous and rather silly.”