Sen. Graham: 'Naive' for Republicans to think defense spending boost possible without DACA fix

By Justin Doubleday / January 17, 2018 at 11:25 AM
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) says his party needs to reach a deal on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to secure a funding increase for the military in fiscal year 2018. "For a Republican to believe that we will get all the defense funding we desperately want and need, and we'll deal with the Dreamers later -- how naive can you be?" Graham said during a Wednesday appearance at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington. Congress has until Friday,...

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