The Senate cannot authorize $1.14 trillion in defense spending—the largest defense budget ever proposed in our nation’s history—for Donald Trump to continue his illegal and disastrous war that Americans do not want.
On the recordJuly 15, 2026
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Discussing the NDAA and Trump's war in Iran.
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