0:55
Mitch McConnell
13:50 - 14:45
"Core pieces of the President's defense agenda, like multiyear procurement contracts for critical munitions, Half of the F-35 program, Golden Dome, and DROME dominance initiatives are all requested as a one-off reconciliation spending, not a full year base appropriations."
“Core pieces of the President's defense agenda, like multiyear procurement contracts for critical munitions, Half of the F-35 program, Golden Dome, and DROME dominance initiatives are all requested as a one-off reconciliation spending, not a full year base appropriations.”
- Speaker
- Mitch McConnell
- Timestamp
- 13:50 – 14:45
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 9, 2026
From the transcript
At the same time, the structure of the request for the Department of Defense would put consistent funding for key priorities at unnecessary risk. Core pieces of the President's defense agenda, like multiyear procurement contracts for critical munitions, Half of the F-35 program, Golden Dome, and DROME dominance initiatives are all requested as a one-off reconciliation spending, not a full year base appropriations. This is especially mystifying for multi-year procurement contracts. I mean, the need to budget for them annually is right there in the name. But it's more than just a contradiction in terms.
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