Jeff Merkley actually said...

"Yes, well defend it. Why are you cutting it to zero?"

"That certainly gets kids launched into life and supports the mothers, and thank you for the tremendous work that CARE is doing."

"Again, I go back to the fact that our most precious resource is the blood of the men and women who serve. When we can get others to go and share the burden, then we reduce the need to send our sons an..."

"This is also a security issue. You have 700,000 people, including many young men who have seen their spouses raped, their daughters raped, they have been shot at, they are ripe for recruitment by inte..."