So I've got no problem with them messaging top line talking about getting us back to pre Covid spending levels. All of us want that, that if we don't do the mandatory. Not the discretionary, the mandatory cuts. 75% of our budget's mandatory. Only 25 is discretionary. If we, we can't get the numbers. I've seen this play out in years. You can't get the numbers to offset what we need to for the things that President Trump wants to do. (05:50–05:55)
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Asserts that 75% of the U.S. budget is mandatory spending, and 25% is discretionary.
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