Here are the new toys that Congress is giving the Pentagon for Christmas
Ho, ho, ho!
By Jeff Schogol December 22, 2020
With Christmas only days away, Congress has passed a massive omnibus appropriations bill that includes lots of holiday goodies for the Pentagon.
If President Donald Trump signs the spending bill, it would provide the Defense Department with $696 billion in fiscal 2021, including $68.7 billion for overseas operations, according to a summary of the omnibus spending bill provided by the House Appropriations Committee.
Nestled within that nearly $700 billion of freedom, lawmakers have included lots of stocking stuffers, including $9.6 billion for a total of 96 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, which is 17 jets more than Trump had originally asked force in his budget request for the year.
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