Or reining that back in. Tell me what your idea is. So, about six. Six or so years ago, Barbara Lee and I formed a defense spending reduction caucus to try to. At the time, I think we were around, give or take, $650 billion in expenditure on defense. much of that going to contractors, not our service members. And we wanted to hold the line on that because every dollar that goes there doesn't go to education or housing or health care. (09:34–09:41)
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