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

On the recordJune 16, 2021
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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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy discusses the proposed defense budget increase.

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