So, look, we all want the Air Force to have the money it needs to keep us safe, and we all want those funds to be spent as effectively and as efficiently as possible. The Air Force's budget request was about $220 billion last year. and many of those billions going to develop weapons systems. But even then, contractors try to withhold technical data rights, preventing service members from repairing equipment that the Air Force itself owns. (00:27–00:34)
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Asserts the Air Force's budget request amount for the previous year.
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