Thune Says Senate Needs To Pass Defense Spending Bills

Thune Says Senate Needs To Pass Defense Spending Bills

PIERRE, (KCCR) — Military spending bills are hung up in the United States Senate and will likely not be considered for passage until after this November’s general election. South Dakota Senator John Thune says national security is one of the most important things Congress can support…

Thune, in a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday says keeping a robust national defense should be a permanent focus…

Thune says Democrats have not made national defense a priority….

Without passage of the N-D-A-A and other bills Thune says the nation’s military will continue operating under inadequate 2024 funding levels.