The House passed the fiscal year 2023 spending bill for the Department of Defense on Thursday with more money sought by President Joe Biden.
The lower chamber voted 329-101 in favor of an $839 billion National Defense Authorization Act, which is $37 billion more than the president’s outline. The Senate hasn’t passed its version, but the Armed Services Committee has voted to add $45 billion to Biden’s initial proposal.
The bill allocates roughly $808 billion to the Pentagon, slightly more than $30 billion to the Department of Energy, and roughly $400 million to other federal agencies.
“After months of hard work, negotiations, and vigorous debate the House has completed our work to pass the FY23 NDAA," Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said in a statement. "The annual defense bill serves as the legislative foundation for national security policymaking. The United States must meet global challenges with humility and in ways that live up to our values — that’s why this year’s bill includes a package of bold reforms to prevent and mitigate civilian harm in military operations."
Poster Comment:
That is $2.298 billion a day. At that rate we would spend as much as Russia does for the year in 24.47 days. They have the S-500. We do not. They have Mach 20 missiles. We do not. Our Patriot anti-missile system is no match for the S-300.