09/17/2014
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"To say it another way, normalizing for inflation and labor cost escalation, this S&T budget has effectively been shrinking for years."
"I am concerned that our S&T investments represent an alarmingly small percentage of our overall defense budget..."
"This S&T ecosystem is charged with delivering the best capabilities to the warfighter in the near, mid and long term."
"The subcommittee will come to order. I want to welcome everyone to today's hearing on the fiscal year 2020 President's budget request for the Department of Defense science and technology programs."