Republican leadership in Congress has blasted President Biden’s massive $886 billion military budget request for 2024 as “inadequate” even as House GOP members claim they want to cap spending, Defense News reported Friday.
House Republicans favor a plan to cap discretionary spending for the fiscal year 2024 at 2022 levels. But military spending accounts for about half of the discretionary spending each year, and few Republicans favor rolling back the Pentagon’s budget.
“A budget that proposes to increase non-defense spending at more than twice the rate of defense is absurd,” Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), the chair of the House Armed Services Committee, said in a statement in response to Biden’s request. “The President’s incredibly misplaced priorities send all the wrong messages to our adversaries.”
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called Biden’s massive request “woefully inadequate.” Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), the chair of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel, said Biden was “prioritizing misguided domestic spending and partisan priorities over our warfighting needs.”
The comments are a sign that, like in previous years, Congress will likely add tens of billions to Biden’s military spending request. For the 2023 fiscal year, Biden requested $813 billion, but Congress added $45 billion, bringing the finalized National Defense Authorization Act to $858 billion. For the 2022 spending levels, Biden asked for $753 billion but was handed nearly $778 billion.
“misguided domestic spending” — wow.
“The President’s incredibly misplaced priorities send all the wrong messages to our adversaries.”
Yes … and after a year of failing infrastructure, floods, droughts, millions homeless and hungry, border in chaos, etc. … but, yeah, it’s “defense” that we lack.
To be fair to the GOP, the word “inadequate” was printed in the memo of each defense contractors email that they received on Friday.
“GOP Leaders Blast Biden’s $886 Billion Military Budget as ‘Inadequate.’” ENOUGH! It’s time to impeach Biden for being too weak! (Sarcasm alert)
Heaven forfend that we might prioritize domestic issues over our warfighting needs! We must all be willing to sacrifice in support of our brave Ukrainian soldiers.
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I like how Calvert just outright says “our war fighting needs.” Doesn’t even try to euphemize it as national security or defense or anything. Just we need this to go fight wars over any domestic issues. At least he’s honest.
Reminds me of a New Yorker cartoon:
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LOL they know that wolf is a predator because he is wearing a suit and tie
We ought well declare the entire military establishment “inadequate,” “incompetent,” “wasteful,” “out-of -control.”and “a self-licking ice cream cone in need of a serious meltdown.” Our endless wars will become the destruction of the nation. Just you wait and see.
Agreed. The die is already cast.
Yet we’re told by some that the GOP is where it’s at concerning anti-war “Populism”. The Trump simps will look over this and vote Republican only for stupid culture war bullshit, and who cares about Foreign Policy? Controlled opposition is what they are.
The ‘War Party’ has infested both parties. The Military Offense Industry will never have enough money
House GOP members claim they want to cap spending
GOP want to cap spending on foolish programs like health care and school lunches.
the reality is that uncle sam is still paying for Bush’s war on terror.
the US spends more on “defense” than all of it’s adversaries put together.
and other than stealing Syria’s oil we are not even having a war right now.
Somalia would beg to differ.
that’s not a war it is a “police action”.
i bet that even canada’s army could defeat somalia in a real war.
Just put it on the card, Uncle Joe. Looks like that’s about all you know how to do.
Hard to respect a guy who promotes warfare as a substitute for diplomacy and calls it foreign policy. They were ready to settle a year ago, uncle Joe. Where were you?