Donald Trump tore that up. That's the reason where we're here. But this also was not inevitable. There were other things that we could do. The $1.5 trillion request from this administration, it's outrageous. When I got to the Senate five and a half years ago, the defense budget was just over $700 billion. Now they're asking for twice as much money. (03:06–03:11)
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Asserts that the current administration's $1.5 trillion defense budget request is excessive.
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