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On the recordDecember 4, 2019
We've now spent more in absolute dollars on the missile-defense program than we've spent in absolute dollars on the Apollo program.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Bill Foster compares spending on missile defense to Apollo program costs.

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