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Chris Van Hollen: It is a fact that the Defense Department budget is more than half of our discretionary budget. Isn't that the case?

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
It is a fact that the Defense Department budget is more than half of our discretionary budget. Isn't that the case?
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen points out the large share of the budget allocated to defense.

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