. >> deputy defense secretary kathleen hicks and joint chiefs of staff vice chair admiral christopher grady talked about president biden's 22 any five et requests and talked about how it would support priorities such as readiness, innovation of support for military personnel and their families. >'s really a pleasure to be with you here today to discuss president biden's fiscal year ment of defense. congress has not yet passed the fy wednesday for defense budget. i nt to hightow devastating the failure to pass last year's budget request is to ensuring our national defense and global security. last year the department released a now strategy aligned budget in dod history. it allocated critical resources consistent with our defense priorities, as2022 national defy and the president's national security strategy. we buckled down and did our homework. our primary goal was to fortify emerging and enduring threats to our nation and the international order as we know it. first and foremost, the f.y. '24 budget treats our pacing challenge, the people's republic of china, with the urgency it req