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Senate Keeps $150 Billion Defense Topline In Updated Budget Reconciliation Blueprint

Senate Keeps $150 Billion Defense Topline In Updated Budget Reconciliation Blueprint
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina meets with U.S. service members during a visit at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, April 15, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephani Barge)

The Senate on Wednesday afternoon unveiled its updated budget resolution that sets a blueprint for passing Trump administration priorities, retaining a proposal to boost defense spending by $150 billion. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), chair of the Budget Committee, said President Trump is “fully on board” with the upper chamber’s new resolution, which also includes raising the debt ceiling by $5 trillion and making the 2017 tax cuts instituted by the first Trump administration permanent. “Today is one of the most…

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