Military budget would swell under Senate bill
WASHINGTON (AP) " The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a sweeping defense policy bill that would pump $700 billion into the military, putting the U.S. armed forces on track for a budget greater than at any time during the decade-plus wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Senators passed the legislation by an 89-8 vote Monday. The measure authorizes $700 billion in military spending for the budget year that begins Oct. 1, expands U.S. missile defenses in response to North Korea's growing [...]
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