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Democrat Adam Smith vows Trump’s defense budget will never pass

By Jamie McIntyre
Published March 26, 2019 4:09pm ET
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Democrat Adam Smith vows Trump’s defense budget will never pass
"This tragic event is a reminder of the way our country's finest are putting themselves at risk all over the world every day in defense of the United States," the Washington Democratic congressman said in a statement. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) | Cliff Owen

Let the budget battles begin.

Before Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan had read a word of his testimony before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., put him on notice that President Trump’s plan to get around budget caps by putting almost $100 billion into the war-fighting account was not going to cut it.

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