Senator Murray Asks CBO About Impact of Trump’s Defense Budget on Deficits
President Trump's FY27 budget request includes a $1.5 trillion defense spending proposal that the CBO says would increase the national deficit.
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Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) questioned CBO Director Phillip Swagel, highlighting that a recent Republican reconciliation bill was the decade's largest debt contributor and that President Trump's proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget would significantly worsen national deficits.
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