Congress put more money in it then President Biden wanted….
The vote was 89-10 in the Senate…..
80% of the House members supported it…
He’ll sign it….
The bill includes multiple sections ordering close study of traditional and emerging threats, from adversary nations like Russia and Chinaall the way to the undefined corners of outer space. It orders the Pentagon to report to Congress on a “grand strategy” for countering China, the testing and development of hypersonic missiles, threats posed by “unidentified aerial phenomena,” and the pattern of mysterious debilitating incidents afflicting U.S. diplomats and spies abroad — what’s become known as Havana syndrome….
Update….
President Biden signed a nearly $770 billion defense bill on Monday, $24 billion more than he had requested, a setback for antiwar liberals whose efforts to expand social spending have been blocked by Democratic moderates in the name of fiscal responsibility.
Lawmakers increased spending in almost every part of the military, including new funding to counter China’s military expansion, initiatives to bolster the defense of Ukraine and billions in cash for the procurement of advanced aircraft, ships and high-tech hardware.
The bill, the National Defense Authorization Act, also contains a 2.7 percent pay increase for most service members, a broadly popular provision supported by even the dozens of progressives who opposed the legislation’s passage in the House….
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Progressives?
This IS a Democratic House MAJORITY and US Senate simple Democratic MAJORITY….
The President’s Social Spending Bill is up for a rewrite for cuts….
This Defense spending bill has BILLIONS MORE that Biden asked for….
Just saying.…