Trump to propose $34 billion increase in defense spending
By Mary Kay Linge
March 9, 2019 | 10:12pm
President Trump will seek to boost defense spending by $34 billion and slash welfare programs in a budget the White House plans to propose Monday.
Trump wants to up Pentagon spending to $750 billion and put in place strict new requirements for welfare recipients, according to the Associated Press and other reports.
He’s also going to ask for border-wall funding and money to establish his proposed Space Force branch of the military.
“Obviously we’re going to disregard it,†Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Kentucky), chairman of the House Budget Committee, told the Washington Post.
https://nypost.com/2019/03/09/trump-to-propose-34-billion-increase-in-defense-spending/
