So when, when you hear all of those arguments about how defense was capped and at a certain level, it's not reflecting the mandatory amount of spending that we did through reconciliation. So We hit a trillion dollar level with a combination of the base through discretionary and $150 billion over two years. most of it in this first fiscal year of 26. That allowed us to get all of these priorities, Golden Dome shipbuilding, nuclear modernization in a mandatory account that now has certainty. (07:23–07:33)
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