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    "Congress",
    "Pentagon",
    "Dan Caine",
    "Defense Budget 2027",
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    "Jules Hurst",
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  "textContent": "“Why do we suddenly have a two part budget where this committee and the Congress generally has oversight and input, to a process where a corner of the budget is essentially a slush fund?” asked Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, during a SASC hearing.",
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