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Mark Pocan: “There's extra funding, $150 billion for defense. This is…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Published | Video Starts at 07:27

They raised that from 59 to 64. So you super hyperactive 62 and 63 year olds better get your acts together because you're going to be expected to do a little more. There's extra funding, $150 billion for defense. This is almost to the penny going to large contractors, not to our service members. So there is 9 billion out of the 150 billion increase that go to quality of life for service members. That means some better barracks and housing, 2 billion for their health program. (07:27–07:38)

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Asserts that $150 billion in defense funding is primarily allocated to contractors, not service members.

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