mr. bennet on the base , but the bases i have been on have tried to provide capacity because it is a concern for a lot of families. you mentioned you didn't think we should count housing or the food allowances towards pay, but for some, that is up to $1500. but you don't think they should count that towards determining income, so i'm hearing? >> i think we need parity with their civilian counterparts. this is not taxable income. it is not taxable, the housing allowance. so it almost feels like having it be part of what is eligible or not eligible is a disservice, and it is not on par with what our civilian counterparts would have. rep. bacon: do civilian counterparts get housing allowance? >> no, their salaries would be reflective of those different allowances. rep. bacon: i guess that is a debatable point, but i appreciate your perspective. we are running out of time, so thank you. >> i was going to let you go, representative bacon. thank you again for your service. 30 years is quite impressive. and ms. hollywood, do your point, highlighting the childcare issue, that is part of the presiden