folks. $3.5 trillion that number in and of itself is that something you can support? i said i think that s aggressive. but again, when we look at all the details, that s when we ll come back and we ll talk about that. i would like to ask you a question about two of your colleagues. democrat seth molten and republican peter myer made this unannounced trip to afghanistan to assess the situation on the ground they say. it s been harshly criticized by some people within the administration who say it diverted resources and whatnot. how appropriate do you think that trip was? well, i just read about that. both of them are good friends of mine, so i got to learn more. and i think getting facts is always important. the speaker has now put out and the administration put out notification that we shouldn t take those trips. so, listen, i think i got to talk to them. i m really curious to learn what they saw on the ground and a huge issue we have to deal with to help get american personn