By including defense spending in the reconciliation bill, we had some strange issues arise as we assessed the Pentagon's budget request. The example was The Pentagon made assumptions about how much money the reconciliation bill would have for Virginia class subs, but that turned out to be off by $2 billion. We fixed a significant portion of that deficit. The Chairman was key to that. There still remains a gap. So I'm concerned that there could be a cascading effect over the next several years. (04:04–04:14)
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Asserts that the Pentagon's assumptions about reconciliation bill funding for Virginia class submarines were off by $2 billion.
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