The $1.5 trillion budget request put forward by the President will build upon the historic $1 trillion FY26 top line and will continue to reverse the four years of underinvestment and mismanagement of the Biden administration. The $1.5 trillion budget will ensure the United States continues to maintain the world's most powerful and capable military. as we grapple with a complex threat environment across multiple theaters. Not to mention, the budget also includes a historic troop pay increase, building on the pay increases this committee has given. (21:21–21:28)
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Asserts that the budget will maintain the U.S. military as the most powerful and capable in the world.
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