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Chris Coons: “I do not understand the strategy, and as the average American is seeing the costs at the pump and at the grocery store…”

On the recordJune 4, 2026
I do not understand the strategy, and as the average American is seeing the costs at the pump and at the grocery store, and as this committee is being asked to approve the largest single-year increase in defense spending in decades, I need to better understand the answers to the urgent questions I’ve put before you.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Expressing concerns about defense spending and strategy in a subcommittee hearing.

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