information about how to best service an airplane evolves over time. as an airplane gets old, the mechanics know what to look for. they know what components will start to wear out early. they know what components might be deficient in terms of performance. flying is still safe and some say they re more worried about a drive to the airport. others say there s much more to learn about and from friday s frightening events. i hope they learn it quickly, too. nato was once seen as the savior by libya s rebels. the alliance owns the skies, but it s taking flack from the men and women fighting moammar gadhafi who want to know why nato isn t doing more. and 617 million of your tax dollars will go to financing presidential campaigns over the next decade. we re get are we getting our money s worth? there s a debate. stick around. [ male announcer ] you know there are germs
finance very long-shot candidates. that s a pretty privileged little elite. why should we spend $600 million when it doesn t educate one american, it doesn t build one mile of road, it doesn t defend the country, doesn t educate a kid? reporter: the public financing system was born out of the watergate scandal, a way to clean up washington. taxpayers are asked if they want to donate $3 from the u.s. treasury to fund the presidential races. candidates who accept public money also must accept spending limits. cutting the program would save taxpayers $617 million over the next decade. according to the congressional budget office. supporters of public financing acknowledge problems with the system. the group common cause argues tweak it, don t kill it, saying doing so will open the floodgates to special interests controlling washington. wealthy special interests are getting what they want out of government. and regular people are not.
the president himself found unworkable in reality is profoundly hypocritical. mr. schock, talk about having it both ways. he comes on to this floor to condemn president obama for opting out of the system and then he proposes to abolish the system so that everybody has to opt out. neither president obama nor anyone else can participate. the logic of that is just totally, totally escapes me. now, how much money would cutting the presidential election fund save? $617 million. million with an m, not b with a b, over ten years. even if all of those savings came in one year, it would be 0.02% of the federal bunnell et budget. this is why the president said last night, let s not get too carried away with things that