Chris Coons
22:48 - 23:17
"The Department of the Air Force is requesting nearly $100 billion in the defense discretionary budget, from $257 enacted to $351 billion that we're evaluating here today."
“The Department of the Air Force is requesting nearly $100 billion in the defense discretionary budget, from $257 enacted to $351 billion that we're evaluating here today.”
- Speaker
- Chris Coons
- Timestamp
- 22:48 – 23:17
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 9, 2026
From the transcript
This subcommittee will work to do the right thing, protect American lives, ensure that our defense is adequately funded. But we also need candor from the administration in discussing shortfalls and limitations. The Department of the Air Force is requesting nearly $100 billion in the defense discretionary budget, from $257 enacted to $351 billion that we're evaluating here today. We need, and our nation deserves, a modern Air Force prepared to protect our interests. I'm pleased to see the budget request for the Space Force is increasing.
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