And so this delineates what we're going to buy, how many ships we're going to buy, what we're going to spend money on in military services and what we're not. I voted in favor of. The bill's not perfect, but it went a long way to address some of the striking issues that we have. And one of the constitutional requirements we have, the one constitutional requirement we have as a federal legislature is to provide for the common defense. (03:45–03:52)
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