[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 179 (Tuesday, October 31, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5237]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            DEFENSE SPENDING

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, the Biden administration's defense 
budget requests have systemically ignored these growing threats. The 
President's supplemental request to address multiple crises that have 
unfolded on his watch is a recognition of this failure. So our 
colleagues on the Appropriations Committee now have a chance to provide 
critical resources that our military and defense industrial base needs 
to keep pace with growing threats and support our partners.

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