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HASC Chair Rogers Pushing To Boost Defense Spending Above 4% Of GDP

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

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HASC Chair Rogers Pushing To Boost Defense Spending Above 4% Of GDP

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) at the conclusion of the House Armed Services Committee's markup of the FY '24 NDAA. Photo: screenshot of livestream.

The Republican chair of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday his focus for the new Congress will be getting defense spending above four percent of the gross domestic product. “If we are serious about peace through strength, we need to get back to that level of investment,” Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), the HASC chair, said during the committee’s organizational meeting. Rogers’ push for an increased defense topline, potentially above a trillion dollars with the minimum threshold he mentioned, comes…

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