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[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the Obama Administration submitted is 2016 defense under to congress, asking for 35. 4 billion for the pentagon. The request is 36 billion dollars more than budge cap . It comes as pressu ris on lawmaks to make it go by the end of the year that diverts the return of automatic spending cuts known as sequestration. The at menstruation neededs mo money to mernize the force and to counter chinese and russianan advances. Y programs include a new fighter for the air force and navy a new air force bomber, anand better missile defenses. The dod has asked congress to p military pay raises at 1. 3 and reduce basic housing for military members. Joining us to discuss the budget and the chance that congress will pass it is mike mccord, the pentagons comptroller. Why does the department need more money and what is different about this budget . This budget is consi

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