I think in general there's a feeling that the Department of War, I guess I prefer it to call it the Department of Defense needs more money immediately and what we call a supplemental outside of their general appropriations. And I think The Department of War also wants a rather large 15 to 20% increase in their budget. And I think, you know, the representatives of the Department of Defense were not there. So I really couldn't discuss whether either of those numbers was appropriate. (01:28–01:37)
CLAIM
Asserts that the Department of Defense is seeking a 15 to 20% budget increase.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
