We can cut military spending significantly, invest in the needs of the American people. You're absolutely right about the defense budget. I mean, it's 56% of the entire discretionary budget of the federal government. From the time I've been in Congress, [the defense budget has] gone up from 600 billion to almost a trillion. And Trump wants to take it to 1.5 trillion. Now, I've been on the Armed Services Committee, and I'm often the lone vote against the budget. (1:09:14–1:09:19)
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Asserts that the defense budget increased from $600 billion to nearly $1 trillion during his tenure.
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