martha: very strong words from senator ayote there and i am joined by mississippi senator roger wicker, who's a republican who serves on the budget committee and the armed services committee as well. senator, welcome, good to have you here this morning. >> glad to be with you. martha: how will you vote and why? >> i will vote no for the very same reason senator ayote just outlined. i think when we did the, when we do a budget we know there has to be some pain. there is a little give-and-take everywhere. i expect ad fee to go up, an assessment, a maybe a little more withholding. i never dreamed though that we would take military retirees who have already done their part of the bargain, who already served their 20 years and tell them that retroactively we're going to cut their cost of living adjustment back by 1%. i can't imagine that we're doing this to the people who stepped forward to serve our country with a military career and we're, it amounts to $83,000 lifetime for the average enlisted retiree. over $120,000 lifetime for the average officer. a huge burden when we're supposed to b

republican senators kelly ayotte and roger wicker have been fighting cuts for those under age 62. a $6 billion cut after cost of living increases and the senators want it fixed. jean shaheen suggested a bill that would close corporate tax loopholes instead of going after military benefits. it's one of the ideas being floated and john cornyn says the issue should be addressed now. >> i don't have any doubt whatsoever if we were able to come up with an appropriate paid for and of substitute for this cut in military pensions, that it would pass like a hot knife through butter in the house of representatives when they reconvene. >> reporter: senator patty murray says including disabled retiree benefits in the cut was a mistake and she says it will get addressed after the bill is passed. >> mike emanuel, thank you. >>> breaks right now. the harvard university sophomore accused of making bomb threats to get out of taking his final exam is at this moment appearing in court. the feds say he faces up to five years in prison for this. investigators say he almost got away with it and would h