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Some Republican House members have pressed for a final plan to be postponed until early next year, when they will have control of the chamber and stronger negotiating power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congress approved a short-term budget extension in September after lawmakers failed to agree upon a full-year spending plan by the start of the new fiscal year, Oct. 1. That temporary extension is set to run out on Dec. 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, Austin sent lawmakers a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/11\/28\/secdef-tells-congress-to-get-a-military-budget-done-already\/\" target=\"_blank\"> letter <\/a>seeking a full-year budget for his department as soon as possible, warning another short-term spending extension could imperil military readiness and family support efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In wide-ranging remarks Saturday, Austin declared the U.S. would not let China \u201creshape its region and the international order to suit its authoritarian preferences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet me be clear: we\u2019re not going to let that happen. That begins with America\u2019s combat-credible deterrence,\u201d Austin said. And we\u2019re going to sustain and sharpen our warfighting advantages so that the PRC can never conclude that aggression is in its interest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, Northrop Grumman and the Air Force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2022\/12\/03\/deterrence-the-american-way-the-new-b-21-bomber-debuts\/\" target=\"_blank\">unveiled the new long-range stealth bomber<\/a>, the B-21 Raider. Austin called it an \u201cextraordinary display of combat power \u2014 and a major advance for American deterrence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAmerican power, innovation and values make the U.S. military the strongest fighting force in human history. And make no mistake: we\u2019re going to keep it that way,\u201d Austin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austin singled out several key investments, including a land-based hypersonic missile battery, an air-launched hypersonic cruise missile and the USS Zumwalt, intended as the first Navy platform to field hypersonic weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He highlighted the budget request\u2019s inclusion of $34 billion to continue modernizing the nuclear triad of air, land and sea capabilities and to bolster nuclear command, control, and communications. That arsenal is the \u201cultimate backstop\u201d to deter attacks against the U.S. and allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also at the forum, Austin and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman signed off on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/battlefield-tech\/2022\/12\/01\/pentagons-strategic-capital-office-to-spur-investment-in-defense-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\">joint Office of Strategic Capital<\/a>. 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