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Ed Case: “The NDAA said we could spend $8 trillion, but the…”

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

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@RepEdCase annual Federal Funds Workshop 2-18-26 at Hawai'i State Capitol

Published | Video Starts at 21:40

And it'll say, well, the NDAA was just passed and we've got, we're going to spend a trillion dollars on national defense under the ndaa. No, that's not what we're going to do. The NDAA said we could spend $8 trillion, but the Appropriations Committee actually spends that. Why? Because there's got to be some central body like Ways and Means, like Finance that coordinates everything and spends everything through a funnel so that it's all coordinated. (21:40–21:48)

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Asserts that the National Defense Authorization Act authorizes $8 trillion, but spending is controlled by the Appropriations Committee.

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