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Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee have raised "significant concern” with the Pentagon’s move to classify reconciliation spending plans, urging the department to provide more public details on how the $150 billion is being allocated. In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, led by Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), the lawmakers say the classification decision “risks further turning reconciliation funding into a slush fund.” “Classifying the spending plan undermines congressional oversight and accountability. Even at the height of the…
