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Ed Case: “In procurement, about 36% [of the DoD budget] is in the…”

Featuring: Ed Case, Democratic | U.S. House Hawaii, 1st Congressional District

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@RepEdCase in Defense Approps Questions Top Navy/Marine Officials on Fiscal Year '27 Budget Request

Published | Video Starts at 00:50

… to stick with procurement because I think we all agree that's really, really a critical part of the budget, both mandatory and discretionary. So this morning the testimony was that In procurement, about 36% [of the DoD budget] is in the mandatory bucket for the FY27 budget. And yet your bucket for Navy has that at 16%. So obviously other services are disproportionately in the other side in the mandatory. (00:50–01:03)

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