So 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. (13:06–13:16)
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Asserts that defense spending reached a trillion dollars with discretionary and $150 billion over two years.
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