Let us in on that story.

Yeah, I'm an independent, and I'm independent because...

So I have not always been independent.

I grew up throughout my military career.

I was a Republican.

My parents were Republican.

I was Republican.

Do you see this as a fundamental shift that is anything other than the natural aspect of efficiency that would be claimed? You mentioned you broke the doge, but would be claimed by the current administration.

So we're asking everybody we possibly can that is possibly headed to Washington, what are you going to do?

Well, and if that's the question, when I first decided to run for Congress, I didn't have any experience in Social Security.

And so I had to learn everything I could about the program because I was one of the people who thought, you know, I've heard that the baby boomers are, you know, it's a big generation.

They're retiring.

So I had this mental image of a snake with a big old rat running through it.

And, you know, once you get to the end of the snake, you're fine.

So I had to find out.

a little bit in your wheelhouse a little bit, being a Marine Corps