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Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has offered the most extensive insight to date on his priorities as he takes over the Defense Appropriations chairmanship, to include encouraging the incoming Trump administration to support “a significant and sustained” defense spending boost and arguing the U.S.’ almost $900 billion defense topline is “not nearly enough.” McConnell, in a Foreign Affairs piece published Monday, also warned Trump against embracing an isolationist defense and foreign policy and issued a rebuke of the president-elect’s uncertain stance…
