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Ken Calvert: “Unfunded priority lists are an important tool to provide Congress with unfiltered information on what our military…”

On the recordJune 27, 2024
Unfunded priority lists are an important tool to provide Congress with unfiltered information on what our military services and combatant commanders need. This has been the law of the land since FY 2017. Unfunded priority lists give military services and the combatant commanders a direct channel to Congress, which allows Congress to make more informed decisions. Mr. Chair, I urge a ``no'' vote, and I reserve the balance of my time.
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Ken Calvert
Republican · California
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Jun 27, 2024

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