Sec. Hegseth Defends Military Budget as a ‘Generational Investment’

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HEGSETH: “So you’re looking at a lot of negligence and a lot of deferred maintenance that this department is having to catch up on. And so, that’s why I call this a generational investment. It truly is. This is $1.5 trillion budget with this supplemental being part of it. It's how we catch up and get ahead, and ensure in the process we're putting soldiers and sailors and airmen first, marines first, guardians, that their pay increases, that the end strength increases that have gone up because recruiting is at historic levels are fully funded. So, rather than trying to play catchup and make sure we’re not losing training, we should be ahead of that curve. And that’s where we think $1.5 trillion can get us."