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On the recordJanuary 26, 2023
You have other major economies in Europe that are not pulling their weight, and when you look at it relative to the United States you have got countries like Germany where the United States is paying double our GDP versus what the Germans are doing.
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Bill Hagerty
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Hagerty highlights the disparity in defense spending between the U.S. and European nations.

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