Senator: Defense Spending Has Grown 74% Since 2001

Defense and war costs have grown 74% during the United States’ slide from budget surplus in 2001 to debt in 2011, the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee said in a statement Thursday. Talks about the debt ceiling and the budget are occupying Washington leadership and keeping the Senate...

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