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Senate could put off Trump’s $30 billion defense boost until at least May

By Travis J. Tritten
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Senate could put off Trump’s $30 billion defense boost until at least May

Senate Republicans may delay until May the Trump administration’s requested $30 billion supplemental boost in defense spending while Congress works to keep the government funded through the fall, according to a top lawmaker.

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