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McConnell To Take Over As Senate’s Top Defense Appropriator In Next Congress

McConnell To Take Over As Senate’s Top Defense Appropriator In Next Congress
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) during a press conference on May 30, 2024 at the Army Aviation Support Facility on Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Kentucky. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Spc. Georgia Napier.)

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), after stepping down as GOP leader, said Thursday he will chair the powerful Defense Appropriations Subcommittee in the next Congress. “America’s national security interests face the gravest array of threats since the Second World War. At this critical moment, a new Senate Republican majority has a responsibility to secure the future of U.S. leadership and primacy. I intend to play an active role in this urgent mission as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense,…

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