Despite national debt concerns, Baumgartner backs Trump’s call for more military spending and cuts to welfare programs

WASHINGTON – When lawmakers return to the Capitol from a two-week recess on Monday, one of their first orders of business will be supplementing the budget of the U.S. military, which has depleted its stockpiles of missiles and other materiel during five weeks of war with Iran.

WASHINGTON – When lawmakers return to the Capitol from a two-week recess on Monday, one of their first orders of business will be supplementing the budget of the U.S. military, which has depleted its stockpiles of missiles and other materiel during f… [7179 chars]

Source: Spokane Spokesman-Review | Published: 2026-04-09T13:03:00Z

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