Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., told Newsmax on Wednesday he supports President Donald Trump’s decision to move forward with the Golden Dome, especially since it will be built in his district.

Trump announced Tuesday the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — a multilayered $175 billion system that for the first time will put U.S. weapons in space.

“It’s super exciting for us in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to have a part of the Golden Dome being built,” Stutzman said on “National Report.” “We were out for a ribbon-cutting a couple of weeks ago and saw the technology being built out on the floor. It’s really where technology and manufacturing are meeting right in northeast Indiana. There’s a lot of manufacturing in Indiana. This means more jobs.”

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