i wouldn't do this cap deal the same way, but we owe it to the men and women risking their lives for us to give them the best equipment, the best training, the best support that this nation can provide. and this agreement begins to do that for the first time in a long time. now i'll turn to a combat veteran herself, the gentle lady from arizona, martha mcsally. >> i spent 26 years in uniform and now i deploy to washington, d.c. one of the reasons why many of my fellow vets, like mr. gallagher here and i came here was we really felt it was important for those of us who served to be here when decisions like this are being discussed, debated and voted on. we need veterans in congress in order to be a voice at the table and we have been tirelessly advocating and working with our chairman and leadership to be that voice for our troops. when we talk about these 80 people who were killed in these accidents, these are real