Republicans rip boost in Biden’s budget for Pentagon as not enough
The White House said the budget prioritizes China as America’s “pacing challenge” in line with the 2022 National Defense Strategy. It would include $6 billion to strengthen the U.S. role in the Indo-Pacific and $2.3 billion to support other countries in the region.
The budget proposal is essentially a White House wish list but with Republicans now in control of the House of Representatives, the process will likely be more contentious than in recent years The Biden budget provides more than $3 billion to advance global gender equity and equality and $10.5 billion to respond to refugee and humanitarian issues.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed, Rhode Island Democrat, said Mr. Biden’s defense topline request for the Pentagon reflects the security challenges faced by the country, including Russian aggression in Ukraine and China’s growing influence in East Asia. “A budget that proposes to increase non-defense spending at more than twice the rate of defense is absurd. The president’s incredibly misplaced priorities send all the wrong messages to our adversaries,” Mr. Rogers said.
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