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SD Senator John Thune Supports NDAA Passage

SD Senator John Thune Supports NDAA Passage

Senator John Thune Photo: WNAX


The National Defense Authorization Act was agreed to by Members of Congress last week. At over eight hundred fifty billion dollars, it’s a major portion of the proposed federal omnibus spending bill.

South Dakota Senator John Thune says they need to get this one right…..

Thune says there is major funding in the bill for the new B-21 Raider bomber….

Thune says the bill also includes raises for those serving in the US military….

Congress has to agree to a new spending package by Friday.

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