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Budget

Sen. McCain Blasts Delay In Defense Spending Hike

By Marc Selinger

Thursday, October 19th, 2017

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Sen. McCain Blasts Delay In Defense Spending Hike

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), chided the Senate Oct. 19 for considering a fiscal year 2018 budget resolution that delays a decision on whether to boost defense spending.The resolution, which is intended mainly to pave the way for tax reform legislation, would provide $549 billion for defense, $54 billion less than what the Trump administration requested and $86 billion less than what the Senate-passed FY 2018 defense authorization bill would provide.“Even as we…

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