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28 October
7:24 pm

One point five trillion dollars proposed for the Department of Defense

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Chris Pappas, at New Hampshire U.S. Senate General Election Debate (WMUR)

7:24 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific dollar figure for a proposed defense budget — verifiable against actual congressional budget proposals and Department of Defense appropriations requests.
What we foundThe $1.5 trillion figure for the Department of Defense is confirmed by multiple independent, authoritative sources as the FY2027 presidential budget request.
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