So I just wanted to say that for the record today, Director Swigel, I wanted to ask you about President Trump's FY27 budget requests $1.5 trillion in defense spending. That's about a half a trillion increase over this year's Pentagon funding. That is an outrageous increase, and it comes as the President is also requesting to defund programs that help make sure that Americans afford the basics. (00:58–01:02)
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