How's that going to impact the Air Force's ability to protect this country? Because my Democratic friends, and they are my friends, want to play politics before the midterm elections Without a reconciliation and a year long cr that keeps us at the 890ish total that would have significant impacts on our readiness. A lot of the investments we've just been talking about to meet the threats from the, the unmanned vehicles as well as the increased readiness for weapon systems to increase … (04:01–04:14)
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Asserts that staying at an 890ish total without reconciliation or other mechanisms would significantly impact readiness.
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