Even as it claims to oppose wasteful spending, the GOP pushes for more military funding in debt ceiling talks.Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a press conference on raising the federal minimum wage outside the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on May 4, 2023.Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday led a group of senators in urging the Pentagon to investigate price gouging by military contractors after a CBS Newsprobe that aired on "60 Minutes" earlier this week confirmed that private corporations are drastically overcharging the Defense Department for weaponry and other equipment, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in excess taxpayer spending and huge profits for the arms industry.
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