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Of our government to fulfill its duty to you. for years our government has subjected the military to unpredictable funding, and a devastating defense sequester. you remember that? sequester, not good. this has led to deferred maintenance, a lack of investment in new equipment and technology. and a shortfall in military readiness. in other words, it's been a very, very bad period of time for our military. that's why we reached a deal to secure an additional $20 billion for defense this year and it's going up. and why i asked congress for another $54 billion for next

For next year. now we need congress to do its job and pass the budget that provides for higher, stable, and predictable funding levels for our military needs, that our fighting men and women deserve. and you will get, believe me. president trump, i will tell you, you will get it. don't worry about it. but i don't mind getting a little hand, so call that congressman and call that senator and make sure you get it. [applaus [applause] >> and by the way, you can also call those senators to make sure that you get health care. [applaus [applause] >> we must end the defense

I put myself in the shoes of that steelworker and ohio. the coalminer, the coal mining family in west virginia. the mother of two in detroit. and i really go to those folks, look them in the audience a come i want to take money from you and give them to corporation for public broadcasting. >> i will cut the wasteful government spending. >> the president is beholding to none of that. the president has drafted a budget for the entire nation. >> and my first budget report to congress, i'm going to ask for the elimination of the defense sequester. >> we had america first and america first candidat...

What he planned to do once he was in office. take a listen. >> we are going to rebuild our military. it's going to be bigger and better and stronger than ever. as soon as i take office, i will ask congress to fully eliminate the defense sequester and will submit a new budget to rebuild our military. it is so depleted. as part of removing the defense sequester i'll ask congress to frully offset the cost of military spending. we want to deter, avoid and prevent conflict through our unquestioned military strength. we have the greatest people in the world. we have to give them the greatest equipme...

I put myself in the shoes of that steelworker and ohio. the coalminer, the coal mining family in west virginia. the mother of two in detroit. and i really go to those folks, look them in the audience a come i want to take money from you and give them to corporation for public broadcasting. >> i will cut the wasteful government spending. >> the president is beholding to none of that. the president has drafted a budget for the entire nation. >> and my first budget report to congress, i'm going to ask for the elimination of the defense sequester. >> we had america first and america first candidat...