Transparency and communication are critical to ensuring that we are aligned as closely as we can be with your needs. And frankly, I do worry in the future, and I hope you address this in your remarks, This is the second reconciliation package for defense and that creates cliffs for this committee in the future. At some point that funding disappears and we would have a massive increase in discretionary funding to sustain it. (02:10–02:17)
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