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 helps us not only accelerate programs, but keep pace with China in a budget constrained environment of only $833 billion. We are trying to gain efficiency so that it behaves like $1 trillion and it supports all the weapons systems from high to low. (00:11–00:20)
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Asserts that the Defense Appropriations Bill aids in maintaining military competitiveness with China within an $833 billion budget.
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