But let us not say that $1 billion increase as was pointed out by Ms. Bauscher is too much because I was voting to approve for many, many years, 12, 13 years, spending $10 to $12 billion a month in our war in Iraq and Afghanistan. So $1 billion is not much.
Hinojosa argues that a $1 billion increase for nutrition is reasonable compared to military spending.
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