Mike Garcia: “The pacing threat is China.”

“Remember that the goal of the military is to deter a war, and if unable to deter a war, to win a war. And today especially The pacing threat is China. This bill does just that. It helps us not only accelerate programs, but keep pace with China in a budget constrained environment of only $833 billion.” (00:06–00:09)

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