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Betty McCollum: “We even have executive airlift programs that we've been…”

Featuring: Betty McCollum, Democratic | U.S. House Minnesota, 4th Congressional District

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House Hearing on the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force FY 2027 Budget

Published | Video Starts at 25:29

It's 81% over what we were originally told it was going to cost years ago. We've got strategic bomber programs, tanker modernization, fighter jets like the F35, and We even have executive airlift programs that we've been asked to plan from, from the Air Force to recapitalize those heavy use planes. So we have no idea what is going to be happening in future based budgets to the chairman's point. (25:29–25:37)

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Asserts that the Air Force has requested planning for executive airlift programs to recapitalize heavy use planes.

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