
National security hawks warn Congress throwing Pentagon 'under the bus' with 'inadequate' spending bump
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Republican national security hawks in both the House and Senate are concerned about the proposed increases to military spending not going far enough to ensure national and international security.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
Lawmakers in both the House and Senate argued that the modest hike amounted to a spending cut when taking annual inflation into account and shared concerns that not enough is being allocated to military technology advancements. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told Fox News Digital, "I thought the budget deal threw the Defense Department under the bus."