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Kash Patel: “I am asking the appropriators not only for the 145ish…”

Featuring: Kash Patel, Republican | Former Chief of Staff to the Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense | National

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Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel

Published | Video Starts at 1:33:05

It also gives us a landing platform in a more centrally located area of the country for these specialized teams to deploy out into the rest of America when something goes boom. Or when there's a tragic accident. So I am asking the appropriators not only for the 145ish million dollars to finish the build, but the 60 million for the O and M to keep the facilities up. With the great work occurring in Huntsville, I want to highlight the interagency collaboration between the FBI, atf, DHS to address bombing incidents and the use of explosives. (1:33:05–1:33:14)

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