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On the recordMarch 29, 2022
this budget puts us on a path to spend less on defense, GDP-wise, in the modern history of America
Said by
Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Critique of the budget's defense spending priorities amidst global threats.

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