The gentleman has to realize, we put it in. They didn't ask for much of this. I found the 44,000 shortage of body armor. I found the shortage of Humvees. We came back, and we put it in. Bill Young, Jerry Lewis and I put it in. The Armed Services is the one that is causing the problem.
Discussing military equipment shortages during a debate on defense funding.
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