Rand Paul
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But we're $2 trillion short.
So what I usually say to them is, we're a rich country, and we should be able to spend some of our money on Alzheimer's research.
But you got 100 million last year.
But let's say you got 100 million last year.
And because we're short of money, everybody has to get less this year.
Would it be okay if I only vote for 94 million for you next year?
And when you put it that way, and they're usually in there with tears running down their face talking about their mom and their grandmother and Alzheimer's and they're worried they're going to get it.
You look around the table and they say, well, that sounds kind of fair.
Everybody has to take a hit, right?
Almost everything that is like, for example, food stamps.
People say, well, the people are going to starve without food stamps.
Well, why don't we just get rid of Coca-Cola and Pepsi?
No sugar drinks on food stamps.
That's 10% of food stamps.
We're going to spend 10% less.