On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) said that the White House’s $1.5 trillion defense budget request is “going to be tough” to accept, and while there should be increases in defense spending, it shouldn’t reach that level. He also stated that “nondiscretionary funding is about 70% of our funding. Discretionary funding is 30%. And of that, 70% is already our defense budget. So, there’s really not much there, okay, to squeeze out.”
Host Maria Bartiromo asked, “Congressman, I want to get your take on what comes next, in particular, the president’s request for $1.5 trillion…
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