The top lawmakers on the House and Senate Armed Services Committee have backed President Trump’s call to increase the defense budget to $1.5 trillion in 2027. “We commend President Trump for committing to a $1.5 trillion defense budget. This is exactly the kind of investment it will take to rebuild our military and restore American leadership on the world stage,” Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the HASC and SASC leaders respectively, said in a statement. “America…
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