Susan Collins
53:44 - 54:24
“I would just suggests that it is taking a terrible risk and creates instability when you're counting on a third reconciliation bill for the bulk of the money rather than doing base funding through the defense appropriations bill.”
- Speaker
- Susan Collins
- Timestamp
- 53:44 – 54:24
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 9, 2026
From the transcript
We did not prioritize to execute the mission that we are asked to do. The total request is required. If we do not get the total request, then prioritization will have to be done within the budget we do get, and that'll be a continual dialogue with the Congress going forward. Thank you. I would just suggests that it is taking a terrible risk and creates instability when you're counting on a third reconciliation bill for the bulk of the money rather than doing base funding through the defense appropriations bill.
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