Senators back $45 billion boost in defense spending for FY23

[rebewranger]

Senators back $45 billion boost in defense spending for FY23

By Bryant Harris and Leo Shane III
 Thursday, Jun 16

 
A soldier from the Idaho Army National Guard fires a Javelin anti-tank missile. (Thomas Alvarez/U.S. Army)
Senate Armed Services Committee members added $45 billion to the White House’s defense spending target for fiscal 2023 in their annual defense authorization bill, unveiled Thursday, setting up a congressional showdown in the coming weeks over total military spending.

The $847 billion top line represents an 8% increase over the FY22 defense budget and stands in contrast with the House Democratic appropriators’ plan, released earlier in the week, for a smaller spending package in line with President Joe Biden’s request.


But Senate committee members — on a bipartisan basis — advanced the more costly plan due to what they see as critical needs and extra financial pressure on military programs.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2022/06/16/senators-back-45-billion-boost-in-defense-spending-for-fy23/

[rebewranger]

Which liberal PACs are going to get the spending increase?

[GtHawk]

So far we have given Ukraine 54 Billion PLUS! But for our military and national defense senators are looking at a 45 billion increase? Something seems awfully wrong with this to me.