John Phelan: “Congress had to add $3.4 billion just to keep critical…”

“Most telling is the pattern. In fiscal year 21, the administration requested a 19.9 billion, a 16% cut from the previous year. At a time when China was accelerating its naval expansion, Congress had to add $3.4 billion just to keep critical programs afloat. and President Trump has correctly identified this as unacceptable. Under his leadership, the One Big Beautiful bill Act provides $29.2 billion for U.S. navy shipbuilding program and other efforts to bolster U.S. shipbuilding capacity.” (26:58–27:03)

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