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John Yarmuth: one of the proposals that we are going to be dealing with in the next day or so is apparently to raise the defense…

On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
one of the proposals that we are going to be dealing with in the next day or so is apparently to raise the defense budget by $80 billion a year.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

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Discussing a proposed increase in the defense budget and its economic implications.

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