that there's going to be $487 billion of savings out of defense over the next ten years, which the president's budget just called for if there was no budget plan, no budget outline, no road map for savings? we do know that there's going to have to be that amount of savings because of the budget control act. so our friends have convenient amnesia. it's good talking points. but the fact is we have a budget in place for this year and next. we have ten years of spending caps, and a special committee was given the opportunity to deal with entitlements and revenue without a threat of filibuster. unfortunately, they failed. but nonetheless, they were given that opportunity just as they would be in a budget resolution. >> senator, we've got mark haleprin with us this morning and he's got a question. >> it's all very complicated. but let me focus on one piece of it. you're right, you did turn it over to the special committee to try to address it. they didn't.