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Pete: trump announcing a $738 billion defense spending boost in front of troops at joint base andrews. the bill securing a pay raise for the military. funds for part of the border wall and now even officially creates the space force. here with the impact is green beret and florida g.o.p. congressman michael waltz. congressman, thanks for being here this morning. >> good morning. pete: sometimes big things can get lost in the news cycle that we have. give us a big view of you who significant this bill is. >> this was truly an historic night. largest defense bill ever. $738 billion repairing our...

For the first time since president harry truman created the air force over 70 years ago, think of that, we will create a brand-new military service and such a momentous statement, 70 years ago the air force. with my signature today, you will witness the birth of the space force, and that of the now officially the sixth branch of the united states armed forces. that is something really incredible. it's a big movement. that's a big moment we are all here for, space. going to be a lot of things happening in space. because space is the world's newest war front. >> $738 billion defense spending bil...

Ever. $738 billion repairing our military promises made, promises kept, to all of our soldier,, sailors, air men and marina round-the-world, and the creation of a new branch of the military and the space force we can make our jokes but this is deadly serious. the chinese and the russians have developed a capability to take out our satellite constellations at our entire economy and our military are completely dependent on so this is incredibly important. pete: this announcement takes you back back to ronald regan when he announced a strategic defense initiative in 1983 and he was mocked and the...

Crippling cuts, and ensure our military remains unchallenged and unrivaled anywhere in the world. and right now, there is no one, there is no country, that comes even close. the law i'm signing today provides 738 billion -- that's with a b. $738 billion in defense funding for the 2020 -- that's an all-time record in the history of our country, that the highest amount we've ever spent on our military. that's after 700 billion in my first year. and 716 billion last year. and it's all made right here in the usa. very important.

York definitely stop by fox square and take photos of yourself in front of our tree. ed: and free pete. in the meantime another big win for the white house, president trump signing a $1.4 trillion spending bill. pete: among other things the measure officially creates the sixth branch of the military, the space force. >> emily: such an exciting time garrett tenney is live in washington with more on this historic moment. >> reporter: the space force is the first new branch of the military in more than 70 years going back to when the air force was spun off from the army. with $2 billion in fundin...