Name: Hegseth Celebrates House Passing Budget Bill
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Description: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth expressed his satisfaction about the House's passing of the GOP budget bill, dubbed the "One Big, Beautiful Bill," telling a gaggle of reporters at Ft. Bragg on Thursday that the bill would fund the Pentagon "to the tune of a trillion dollars," making it a historic investment in the nation's defense.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth expressed his satisfaction about the House's passing of the GOP budget bill, dubbed the "One Big, Beautiful Bill," telling a gaggle of reporters at Ft. Bragg on Thursday that the bill would fund the Pentagon "to the tune of a trillion dollars," making it a historic investment in the nation's defense.