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Blake Moore: “Now we've just got $6.5 billion investment into the F35…”

Featuring: Blake Moore, Republican | U.S. House Utah, 1st Congressional District

Utah 2nd Congressional District 2026 Republican Primary Election Debate

Published June 2, 2026 | Video Starts at 41:15

The two programs that we have, F35 and the Sentinel Program, are key. We have secured $28 million for the infrastructure. That was a couple years ago. It was record investment. Now we've just got $6.5 billion investment into the F35 canopy. I started out in my time on Armed Services Committee and I am the co chair of the Depot caucus and the Air Force caucus as well as Ways and … (41:15–41:21)

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