On Wednesday, the House passed the mammoth $895 billion 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual military spending bill that includes funding for the Pentagon and some military-related funding for other government agencies.
The bill passed in a vote of 281-140, with 124 Democrats voting against a provision banning the coverage of certain transgender-related treatments for children of servicemembers. The legislation now heads to the Senate, where it’s expected to face some Democratic opposition but will likely pass in a vote due to be held next week.
While it is a massive bill, the NDAA does not reflect the total military spending of the US. According to veteran defense analyst Winslow Wheeler, based on the $895 billion request by the White House, US national security spending for 2025 is expected to reach about $1.77 trillion.
Wheeler’s estimate accounts for military-related spending from other government agencies not funded by the NDAA, such as the Department of Veteran Affairs and Homeland Security. It also includes the national security share of the interest accrued on the US debt and other factors.
In recent years, Congress has also authorized massive “emergency” supplemental spending bills to fund proxy wars overseas. In April, President Biden signed a massive $95 billion supplemental that included military aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and the Philippines.
Over a trillion $$ for war. But domestically not so much. Appalachia still in tatters, miserable cold. So on. We are shameful.
Where is the CIA, and the NSA?
We use to be a democracy!…???!
That would depend on who you were. Civil rights [actions] of the 60's say something else and before that was the [Unamerican activity] committees in the 50's. This was begot as a democracy for white guys who had land and $. Its a club..
Remember the day when felons couldnt vote in this democracy? Now we have a felon elected by really informed caring citizens in this democracy.
i love the irony of this democracy and how it refused then allowed different groups within the country to vote in this democary.
The last group allowed the right, er privilege to vote,er citizenship were the people who were here first
"The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, also called the Snyder Act, was passed by Congress in 1924 and admitted Native Americans born in the U.S. to full U.S. citizenship. Even with the passing of that citizenship bill, Native Americans were often prevented from participating in elections, because the Constitution left it up to the states to decide who has the right to vote. Native Americans suffered from some of the same mechanisms and strategies that kept African Americans from exercising the right to vote."
The bill passed in a vote of 281-140, with 124 Democrats voting against a provision banning the coverage of certain transgender-related treatments for children of servicemembers.
As John McEnroe once said, "You can't be fucking serious". $895 fucking billion dollars and that is your major concern????
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thats because yanks are as dumb as bag of rocks
After being banned here twice under other names over slurs based on national origin, you might have been expected to learn to not do that.
As with your accounts under other names, this one will be banned if you continue.
I… huh?
I think Yanks are jolly fine people, it just pains me to see them supporting the fascistic kremlin
If you think Yanks are genuinely fine people, maybe you shouldn’t publish guidelines-violating slurs against them.
It was a slur?
It aint cheap but it is very very very profitable https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d5a5eae280e6c2bd23780fbffd2132093e116bad4cd3fd6be414d4bd58b8d3a0.jpg
bwahahahahhahahahaha
you MUST be joking
Only fools would do such…
security at rock-bottom prices…
Project 2025 or is it Universe 25?
What a waste of money…! This money can be spent on US domestic problems and it would most likely Make America Great…!
On the other hand, don't spend on domestic and build more arms and it would result in the downfall of the empire…!
Which One Do You Prefer…?!
What is it they say about the last act of an official government before its own downfall?…