I believe, to respond to that, we could probably argue back and forth about what the accurate number is. The source that I have here, Congressional Research Service, versus GAO. But I still say that is probably just barely more than half what was spent on Iran-Contra. And that is still less than what I understand was spent on Watergate. So what is your point?
Discussing government spending comparisons related to Iran-Contra and Watergate.
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