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On the recordNovember 26, 2018
We are spending, this year, $700 billion on defense, and the only priority I hear from you... is 'more.'
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren critiques the focus on increasing defense spending without addressing priorities.

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