The following is a transcript of an interview with Reps. Pat Ryan, Democrat of New York, and Mike Waltz, Republican of Florida, on 'Face the Nation' that aired on May 26, 2024.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Reps. Pat Ryan, Democrat of New York, and Mike Waltz, Republican of Florida, on 'Face the Nation' that aired on May 26, 2024.MARGARET BRENNAN: So Congressman Waltz, more than 3 million people including 58 thousand Americans died in the Vietnam war. When you came up with this idea back in 2019, what, what was your inspiration?REP.
So, Sergeant Matt Pucino was one of my Green Berets that we lost in Afghanistan. He volunteered to go on point every single mission, and eventually a trip wire IED killed him. I think about him, I think about his family and- and I have to say, I think Pat would agree with me. You know, survivor's guilt is a very real thing. Why him and not me? He was my responsibility, as were the other Green Berets that I didn't bring home.
But the issue is getting it paid for underneath the caps that were agreed to last year. But I do think eventually we will get this through. Legislating is a little bit like, I don't know, like football, sometimes. You run up the middle and it's three yards and a cloud of dust. But I- I do think we'll get it through. At the end of the day, it's becoming a recruiting and retention problem when service members can't have their kids covered.MARGARET BRENNAN: Yeah.REP.
Well, look, if there is anybody who deserves to be here, legally, it- are- it's the SIVs, the interpreters, the Afghans that were willing to die for us, for our common values in fighting for our freedom and protecting the homeland from another terrorist attack. So, this has been a bipartisan issue. I don't think it's going to be an issue. It'll be in the next defense bill.
And the bill came out what- 59 to one?REP. PAT RYAN: Yeah.REP. That's legal-- I mean that is legal immigration. And- and if you talk about anyone who is- this isn't just some kind of lottery as our current system is. These were people that were willing to fight and die for America. Absolutely we'll honor those promises and I'm confident he will as well.MARGARET BRENNAN: For both of you, neither of the two presidential candidates have served in uniform Biden received five draft deferments from Vietnam. Trump, five draft deferments as well.
-- For the most junior--REP. PAT RYAN:-- for the most junior soldiers who are the most left behind right now. Raise housing, basic allowance for housing, VAH, housing costs across the country are so high. So bringing up housing and- and the quality of life in- in barracks, thinking about all the elements of a family's cost. Like that's why this healthcare bill is so important, because health insurance is such a driver of- of that pressure.
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