It includes 115% increase in funding to repair and improve facilities for our service members and their families. It increases military end strength by 44,000 and provides for a historic pay raise for our service members. It calls for an unprecedented 76% increase in procurement and 64% increase in research and development. This will enable us to truly catch up in our modernization efforts by quickly fielding new munitions, aircraft, ships, land space and autonomous systems to replenish and expand our arsenal. (05:37–05:45)
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Asserts that the budget calls for a 76% increase in procurement and 64% in research and development.
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