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Senate Democrats defied Biden in their vote to boost Pentagon spending. And it wasn't even close
Sen. Elizabeth Warren was the only member of the Armed Services Committee who voted against the $25 billion spending increase.
Sen. Mark Kelly, a former naval aviator and astronaut who is up for reelection in 2022, said the budget buildup was needed to meet military requirements that didn't make the spending request. | AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File
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The Senate Armed Services Committee's surprise
decision to endorse a $25 billion increase to the Pentagon's budget this week was an utter blowout — and the clearest sign yet that Democrats are more than willing to back sizable increases to President Joe Biden's military spending plan.