However. within the broader context of our overall national security spending. our priorities are abysmally out of touch with reality. For example. we continue to spend $8 billion to $10 billion a year on an unproven missile defense system. Those figures suggest that this troubled program is almost twice as important to our Nations security as Customs and Border Protection. three times more important than the entire Transportation Security Administration. and three times more Important than the combined funding for our first responders. ports. transit. and rail security. It is time to take a broader view when it comes to our national security budget priorities and make the tradeoffs that must be made. I supported several amendments that would have added funding for critical security needs not fully addressed in this bill.
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