Jon Tester: “What is the justification for that proposed cut?”

I think it'd be a mistake, a -- really a mistake for national security and for food security.

I would say two things. Number one this administration has totally blown the opportunity to make government more efficient by going in with a -- with a -- with a meat cleaver and just hack up agencies.

There's plenty of examples of it. The Mission Act is a prime example. The fastest growing part of the V.A. budget. Why? Because we privatizing V.A. health care and its costing us more money, not less.

I think it’d be a mistake, a -- really a mistake for national security and for food security.