"One of the things that I asked was, 'How many of you all are not from this area?' Literally, every hand went up, they're all Northern Border areas."
"We have gotten $700 million appropriated for that."
"These things don't just happen. You support an operation; there is a cost that comes with."
"Improving access to affordable housing is a top priority. ... military families are being forced to choose between housing payments and food security."
"Everywhere I go the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines bring up the BAH levels."
"I am worried about the division."
"I just don't want it to come last. Oftentimes, the CDC is the last thing that we build out."
"I am concerned about DoD's decision to reduce BAH to 95 percent. ... that will crush folks."
"Every time we increase BAH, so do the housing prices."
"There was a woman named Ms. Alma, a Navy veteran that normally gets a tax return. All of a sudden got a bill to pay $6,500 in taxes."
"It scares me we are separating each other, and we are pointing out what makes us different, not what makes us the same."