McCain unveils new plan for additional $430B in defense spending over five years

By Tony Bertuca / January 16, 2017 at 12:16 PM
A new budget blueprint drawn up by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) would fund a massive military buildup by seeking an additional $430 billion in defense spending above what the Obama administration had planned for the next five years, Inside Defense has learned. Sources familiar with a draft of the proposal provided Inside Defense with a series of toplines and specific budget plans before the information went public Monday. McCain's proposed future years defense plan...

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