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Lindsey Graham: Our military budgets will be at 2.3 percent of GDP.

On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
Our military budgets will be at 2.3 percent of GDP.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham highlights the low military budget percentage compared to historical levels.

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