The fact is, is that the construction of submarines involves thousands of parts and pieces that really need to happen all across the country. So, you know, We started back in 2018 with investing in the submarine industrial base, which is a separate appropriation than procurement for actual construction of subs. 6 billion has been already appropriated. We already have FY26 requests from the Navy, which we'll be taking up this year, which is an additional roughly 3 billion. (01:50–02:00)
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