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Rebecca U. Thorpe

Members of the military salute as US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump depart on Marine One from Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland on July 7, 2019. - Trump is returning to Washington after spending the weekend at his Bedminster golf resort. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

One budget line Congress can agree on: Spending billions on the U.S. military

Rebecca U. Thorpe