Jared Isaacman

I need you to tell me about it because I will stand behind you and make sure that you do get the resources to be working on what will move the needle, right?

But that doesn't exist.

It's this fear.

So you got to entrench yourself and perpetuate programs that shouldn't exist.

No.

So...

Honestly, when you're a nominee, they don't tell you anything about the president's budget or any of those kind of plans because they want you to have deniability with the senators.

I mean, if I knew that the president's budget was going to slash by 20%, they'd never let you out of committee.

You'd never get a floor vote.

Like, they would hold you hostage intentionally.

until they got some, you know, the senators would, until they got concessions.

So I was as surprised as anyone.

I mean, during my hearing, I basically said, look, I don't think budgets are going up, guys.

So, like, we don't have unlimited funding.

We got to be smart and concentrate our resources on what moves the needle.

But did I generally assume that we were going to try and shrink the government under President Trump and get back on stronger fiscal footing?

Sure.

And I totally support it.

Would I pick different things if I was being surgical in the budget?

Yeah.