We are debating priorities except in quality of life and Star Wars and readiness. The argument is are we going to stress readiness in this country and are we going to look after quality of life of our troops and get them off of food stamps, or are we going to spend $40 billion in space for Star Wars where there is not one person in this House that knows whether it will even begin to work or not?
Discussing military spending priorities and the impact on troops' quality of life.
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