Russ Vought

I mean, we haven't had any spending reductions in like 20 years, right? But we're bankrupt, right? But we're bankrupt. And there's just this notion that nothing can be done about it. We still pass $100 billion Ukraine checks. Even if you thought it was a good idea. You can't afford it. Like you never have the affordability conversation at all. Is that true? That's totally true.

I mean, we haven't had any spending reductions in like 20 years, right? But we're bankrupt, right? But we're bankrupt. And there's just this notion that nothing can be done about it. We still pass $100 billion Ukraine checks. Even if you thought it was a good idea. You can't afford it. Like you never have the affordability conversation at all. Is that true? That's totally true.

Like literally no one ever talks about affordability, what we can do.

Like literally no one ever talks about affordability, what we can do.

Like literally no one ever talks about affordability, what we can do.

They just assume the gravy train is going to keep on going. I dealt with the most within the military, right? But like – What's that like?

They just assume the gravy train is going to keep on going. I dealt with the most within the military, right? But like – What's that like?

They just assume the gravy train is going to keep on going. I dealt with the most within the military, right? But like – What's that like?

Well, I want to understand these things. I want to understand these systems and these institutions, why people say what they do. And there's just – there's no – understanding. There's no fiscal conscience at all with regard to the individuals. It's like, nope, we've got to perform a particular function in the world. I read that somewhere in my educational system. I now believe it.

Well, I want to understand these things. I want to understand these systems and these institutions, why people say what they do. And there's just – there's no – understanding. There's no fiscal conscience at all with regard to the individuals. It's like, nope, we've got to perform a particular function in the world. I read that somewhere in my educational system. I now believe it.

Well, I want to understand these things. I want to understand these systems and these institutions, why people say what they do. And there's just – there's no – understanding. There's no fiscal conscience at all with regard to the individuals. It's like, nope, we've got to perform a particular function in the world. I read that somewhere in my educational system. I now believe it.

It doesn't matter whether that was never voted on. It doesn't matter if that's kind of anathema to where our founding fathers would have envisioned. And so we are going to maintain our presence everywhere in the country. I,

It doesn't matter whether that was never voted on. It doesn't matter if that's kind of anathema to where our founding fathers would have envisioned. And so we are going to maintain our presence everywhere in the country. I,

It doesn't matter whether that was never voted on. It doesn't matter if that's kind of anathema to where our founding fathers would have envisioned. And so we are going to maintain our presence everywhere in the country. I,

the military get to define my requirements about what's necessary to win that military objective you civilian don't get to ever question my requirements those requirements now automatically cost x amount of money and we wonder why we can't ever have exactly any cuts to defense and we wonder why then defense spending becomes the praetorian guard for the non-defense spending Right.

the military get to define my requirements about what's necessary to win that military objective you civilian don't get to ever question my requirements those requirements now automatically cost x amount of money and we wonder why we can't ever have exactly any cuts to defense and we wonder why then defense spending becomes the praetorian guard for the non-defense spending Right.

the military get to define my requirements about what's necessary to win that military objective you civilian don't get to ever question my requirements those requirements now automatically cost x amount of money and we wonder why we can't ever have exactly any cuts to defense and we wonder why then defense spending becomes the praetorian guard for the non-defense spending Right.

So for, for what we have been unwilling to cut any non-defense spending, the bureaucracy, which is the quote discretionary spending members have a vote on it every single year. They don't have a vote on entitlements. Those are on autopilot. They have a vote on the bureaucracy. So everything they hate about government, their members are voting on.

So for, for what we have been unwilling to cut any non-defense spending, the bureaucracy, which is the quote discretionary spending members have a vote on it every single year. They don't have a vote on entitlements. Those are on autopilot. They have a vote on the bureaucracy. So everything they hate about government, their members are voting on.

So for, for what we have been unwilling to cut any non-defense spending, the bureaucracy, which is the quote discretionary spending members have a vote on it every single year. They don't have a vote on entitlements. Those are on autopilot. They have a vote on the bureaucracy. So everything they hate about government, their members are voting on.