reserve system contributing to some of the problems we have. so, i didn't get to hear any of that. i thought it was more, you know, more of the same with a variation of what i've heard for the 30 years i've been involved in politics. >> what do you think of your former former -- your former congressman -- or your former fellow congressman, that's what i was looking for, applauding at gop members applauding at an expanded role the government could take, applauding at spending more money? >> yes. even when trump -- i think he was talking about cutting something on foreign aid and republicans are fighting with him. no, i think that shows you that the congress has been pretty inept to standing up to the executive branch. something i've always said congress should be protecting the people and protecting us, and exert their authority, such as the war issue and things like this, but they don't. and i would say that the