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Pete Hegseth: “The budget number 961 meets the requirements and threats…”

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Senator Pete Hegseth Defends Military Base Renaming and Budget Strategy

Published | Video Starts at 04:11

Whereas in the history of this committee, it, it's always been bipartisan. Why are we doing it this way. Senator? From our view, The budget number 961 meets the requirements and threats that we face. And that's not the number. The number is 892.6. You're adding reconciliation. That's my whole point. (04:11–04:16)

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Asserts that a budget of $961 billion meets current defense requirements and threats.

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