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Key Republican calls for 'generational' increase in defense spending

to counter U.S. adversaries

Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker, R-Miss., meets with reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 11,
2024.
Associated Press
By STEPHEN GROVES defense, saying aggressive will seek an additional $55 "never been such a level into a new round of budg-
Associated Press and significant spending billion in defense spending of cooperation and co- et fights with Democrats in
WASHINGTON (AP) — The increases are necessary to over the limits that were ordination among an axis the heat of a closely fought
top-ranking Republican deter coordinated threats forged in the deal to sus- of aggressors" that aims to election year.
on a Senate committee from U.S. adversaries such pend the nation's debt challenge U.S. dominance.
that oversees the military is as Russia, Iran and China. limit a year ago. Wicker ex- The plan lays down a sig-
calling for a "generational Sen. Roger Wicker told The plained his position in glo- nificant marker for Senate Continued on Page 2
investment" in America's Associated Press that he bal terms, saying there has Republicans as they enter