this amendment is cosponsored by, senator harkin, hirono and whitehouse. this amendment is strongly supported by the american legion and all of the veterans' organizations. it is supported by the aarp and all of the senior organizations because they do not want to see cuts in social security. it is supported by the afl-cio and the national organization for women, among many other groups. mr. president, after all of the fine memorial day speeches about how much we love and support our veterans, the disabled veterans of america, the gold star wives, the -- the presiding officer: the senator's time has expired. mr. sanders: -- they want to know if we're going to balance the budget on the backs of disabled veterans. i hope very much we will not do that. mrs. murray: the senator from north carolina. a senator: mr. president, i rise in support of the sanders amendment and i urge my colleagues to support it. mr. burr: you see, i -- i support chained c.p.i., just like the president, as it