The budget request totals $715 billion for the Department of Defense. It is a 1.6 percent increase over FY 2021.
Patrick Leahy: “The budget request totals $715 billion for the Department of Defense. It is a 1.6 percent increase over FY 2021.”
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Leahy discusses the proposed defense budget increase.
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