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On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
I cannot figure out any reason why we would be putting the $40 billion increase into the war fund instead of into the base budget.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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McCaskill questions the allocation of military funds, suggesting it misleads the public on budget balancing.

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