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Angus King: “The reality is defense spending as a percentage of GDP is the lowest today that it has been in 70 years.”

On the recordApril 5, 2016
The reality is defense spending as a percentage of GDP is the lowest today that it has been in 70 years.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King highlights the historical low of defense spending relative to GDP.

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