Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA) said today that any effort to increase defense spending in fiscal year 2025 above the cap set by the Fiscal Responsibility Act must also be matched by a boost in non-defense funds. “Now as we look to fiscal year 2025, I want everyone to really hear me,” she said on the Senate floor. “For me, the word of the day, today -- and every day until we pass our funding bills -- is...