,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,k5n$y 7= himself & ,mr4      
,man*97 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,urg+ all     
memb]s ( ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty      
,organization to sp5d a m9imum ( #b     
p]c5t ( gross dome/ic product on def5se4
  ,:]eas1 9 #bjjf1 memb] c\ntries ( !   
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization   
7commonly kn[n z ,,nato7 fir/ agre$ to  
sp5d #b p]c5t ( gross dome/ic product on
 def5se2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjad at ! ,,nato    
,summit 9 ,wales1 all memb] c\ntries    
once aga9 committ$ to ma9ta9 or move    
t[>d meet+ ! #b-p]c5t def5se sp5d+      
m9imum )9 #aj ye>s2 ,:]eas1 by #bjbb1   
only #aa memb] c\ntries met ! #b-p]c5t  
m9imum1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !     
,unit$ ,k+dom1 :i* 7 ! only #b major    
economies2 ,:]eas _m memb] c\ntries     
issu$ /atem5ts pl$g+ to meet ! #b-p]c5t 
m9imum foll[+ ! invasion ( ,ukra9e by ! 

,russian ,f$]ation1 yet _m memb]        
c\ntries are project$ to n rea* ! m9imum
 until z late z #bjce2 & ,:]eas1 despite
 increas$ sp5d+ by "s memb] c\ntries1 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* acc\nts = m ?an #ej  
p]c5t ( ! comb9$ gross dome/ic product (
 ,,nato1 ultimately pays #gj p]c5t ( !  
comb9$ def5se exp5ditures ( ,,nato3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 agrees t
 ! lack ( suffici5t progress t[>ds      
#b-p]c5t gross dome/ic product def5se   
sp5d+ by memb] c\ntries ( ! ,nor?       
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization         
7commonly kn[n z ,,nato7 is politically 
& economically unsu/a9able2  7#b7 views 
! failure ( _m ( ,unit$ ,/ates allies1  
includ+ "s ( ! l>ge/ memb] c\ntries (   
,,nato1 to meet ! #b-p]c5t def5se sp5d+ 
m9imum has ! pot5tial-- 7,a7 to und]m9e 
support = ,,nato by ! p ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates2  7,b7 to sev]ely limit ! ability
 ( c\ntries 9 ,europe to contribute to a
 %>$ int]e/ 9 def5d+ aga9/ ! ,russian   
,f$]ation2 &  7,c7 to become a s\rce (  
long-t]m in/ability 9 ,europe &         

fru/ration = taxpay]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
  7#c7 comm5ds memb] c\ntries1 su* z !  
,unit$ ,k+dom1 ,g]many1 & ,france1 ^:   
individual contributions con/itute #aj  
p]c5t or m ( ! ,,nato direct fund+ &    
programs budget2  7#d7 comm5ds memb]    
c\ntries t h contribut$ significant     
weapons & equipm5t at sub/antial        
individual co/ 9 support ( ,ukra9e aga9/
 ! unprovok$ invasion ( ,ukra9e & !     
morally repreh5sible de/ruction (       
civilian lives & infra/ructure by !     
,russian ,f$]ation2  7#e7 comm5ds memb] 
c\ntries1 su* z ,greece1 ! ,unit$       
,k+dom1 ,f9l&1 ,pol&1 ,e/onia1          
,li?uania1 ,hung>y1 ,romania1 &         
,slovakia1 t h tak5 /rides to ei!r meet 
or exce$ ! sp5d+ commitm5t2 &  7#f7     
urges all memb] c\ntries to prioritize  
def5se sp5d+ & to meet _! obligations to
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