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Don Bacon: “The President's budget, you know, calls for a 4 percent increase in defense spending and a 12 percent increase for…”

On the recordApril 26, 2022
The President's budget, you know, calls for a 4 percent increase in defense spending and a 12 percent increase for nondefense spending and domestic spending.
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Don Bacon
Republican · Nebraska

Editor's note · Context

Bacon critiques the budget prioritizing nondefense over defense spending amidst rising inflation.

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