Douglas Schiess
46:10 - 46:38
"the $71.1 billion that the president has asked for is exactly what we need in a couple areas in there."
“the $71.1 billion that the president has asked for is exactly what we need in a couple areas in there.”
- Speaker
- Douglas Schiess
- Timestamp
- 46:10 – 46:38
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- July 16, 2026
From the transcript
So please make that case. Senator, I will. I won't talk about the rat, but, but yes, I will do that. One thing I would say right away is the Space Force budget is fairly small compared to the other services, but I do understand, and as a taxpayer, I want to make sure that we're, we're being as, uh, um, as judicious in that as possible. I would say that the $71.1 billion that the president has asked for is exactly what we need in a couple areas in there.
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