Tulsi Gabbard

And so I read the headline.

I was like, oh, that's interesting.

Economic hardship bonuses because the economy has been tough, especially for junior enlisted service members.

Food stamps, going to the food bank, trying to support a family, especially those who have young families.

Okay.

Sounds like a good idea.

20 bucks a month.

Turns out Congress authorized an economic hardship bonus last year, and only now is the Pentagon getting around to making these payments and have said, well, this is all that we can afford, and it'll go to service members of the ranks of E1 to E3.

The White House adamantly opposes this until they complete their administration's study on military pay and compensation.

Exactly.

Exactly.

And that's my point is, so this is the same Department of Defense that says, oops, we misplaced $4 billion that we just found and now we can send that to Ukraine immediately.

And you're telling me you can afford roughly 120 bucks a year for our junior enlisted service members because of economic hardship under the Biden-Harris administration.

The whole thing is a freaking joke.

But it's a joke that has very real consequences on the men and women who are serving and on our military and therefore on our safety and security.

So, you know...

Yes, I am advocating for cutting the waste and fraud and abuse that goes on in that big building in the Pentagon every single freaking day.

Every single day.

Closing the revolving door, making it so that whether you're a senior civilian or you are a senior uniformed person in the Pentagon, you should not be writing contracts for Lockheed Martin or whoever you want to go and get a job from as soon as you retire out of the federal service.

There are so many changes and reforms that need to be made to make sure, again, our taxpayer dollars are going to serve a military that is best equipped and ready to ensure our safety, security, and freedom.