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Top Republican wants even ‘more money’ for defense - Roll Call

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Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., said the final figure could be more. After Democrats on the Armed Services Committee supported a 5 percent defense increase next year, Appropriations ranking member Richard Shelby said: “We would like more money.” That draft of the National Defense Authorization Act already would give a mammoth boost to the defense budget.

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Top Republican wants even ‘more money’ for defense - Roll Call

The top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee said Tuesday he wants more funding for defense next year than the Armed Services Committee recommended last month, a glimpse at how the debate about fiscal 2022 spending levels could play out over the coming weeks.Sen. Richard C. Shelby of Alabama told reporters that the Armed Services Committee’s version of the fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill was “a strong statement” but added: “W…

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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