The National Defense Authorization Act emerged from the House Armed Services Committee this month with a major addition: $23.9 billion for more weapons, research and…
The House version of the annual defense budget now totals nearly $778 billion, $738 billion of it for the Pentagon, well above the Biden administration’s proposed $753 billion, $715 billion of it for the Pentagon.
Rep. Mike Rogers, the committee’s top Republican, added the funds in an amendment adopted by a bipartisan 42-17 vote.
In addition to boosting the total 5% over last year’s bill, Rogers said the money authorizes all combatant commanders’ unfunded priorities – the…