Rep. Tom Cole (R-IA) said he believes the debate about the bill today is the “start of a process,” but warned that a stopgap continuing resolution would be disastrous if lawmakers cannot pass all their spending bills on time. “We're not going to settle this issue today and we all ...
The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee this morning released its draft version of the fiscal year 2024 defense spending bill, intending to fund the Pentagon at $831.7 billion, or about $534 million above President Biden's request. The full committee approved the bill this morning with a ...
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy again failed Thursday to get Republican support for a defense spending bill as the possibility of a government shutdown on Oct. 1 appears to grow. Scott MacFarlane has the latest.Sept 22, 2023 embed code copied ...
Lawmakers' defense spending bill would direct $18 billion to the Space Force, a $600 million increase over what the service requested for fiscal year 2022, fueled by a boost to research and development as well as procurement. Released early Wednesday morning , the legislation -- dropped ahead ...
The headline inThe Washington Postin a story about the bill, "House Set to Spend $6.9B on Unwanted Military Equipment" is a little misleading. There are certainly earmarks for equipment that was not requested by the Defense Department in their budget. That does not mean the additionalC-17air...
Trump wants Section 230 gone. He has tied the issue to the passage of a crucial annual defense spending bill and, more recently, to the prospect of approving anincrease in coronavirus relief checks to $2,000 from $600. "Unless Republicans have a death wish, and it is also the right ...
President Donald Trump made good on his vow Wednesday to veto the 2021 national defense spending bill, queuing up a showdown in Congress. Sen. Jon Tester called the move a political stunt, one that threatens to undermine national security.
President Donald Trump Thursday again threatened to veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a military spending bill that was passed in both chambers with veto-proof majorities. The president has been exceptionally obsessed with vetoing th...
Taiwan approved an $8 billion multi-year supplemental defense budget to strengthen Taiwan’s air and sea combat capabilities. Over half of Taiwan’s supplemental defense spending will fund missile corvettes and anti-ship weapons, such as the Hsiung Feng missile system. Meanwhile, China’s official...
U.S. defense spending bill gets final OK: Biometrics are part of large military appropriations listKARIN FISCHER