… billion, while Congress recognized the shortfall and enacted $142 billion, a $15 billion gap that would have represented ships not built and capabilities not delivered. 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. (26:45–26:54)
CLAIM
Asserts that the administration requested $19.9 billion for Navy shipbuilding in fiscal year 21, a 16% cut.
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