Matt Cartwright: “Have you analyzed the potential threat to DOD's manufacturing and readiness needs if you eliminated the program that…”

These are men and women that have dedicated their lives to the protection of American citizens.

I have one final question for Ranking Member Larson. This idea of raising the retirement age, as the gentleman has explained very well, constitutes a cut in benefits for every year Republicans raise it. Economists have worked out how much…

I would inquire of Mr. Larson, if he would yield for a quick question.

You know that in northeastern Pennsylvania, our economy has been bumping along since the decline of coal mining, since NAFTA, which bestowed benefits and burdens across our nation, but unevenly across our geography.