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Budget

Senate Democrats Jockey to Expand Defense, Nondefense Spending in NDAA

Valerie Insinna

Wednesday, June 8th, 2016

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The Senate appears to be divided by party lines on support for a Democratic amendment to the 2017 defense authorization bill that would match a proposed $18 billion boost to the defense with a complimentary one for nondefense.The second degree amendment, offered by Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), would make targeted increases to areas seen by Democrats as domestic priorities. The measure makes changes in an amendment offered by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.)…

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