Senate backs bill to pump $700 billion into military

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

WASHINGTON -- The Senate overwhelmingly approved a sweeping 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.

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