America Is Drowning in Pandemic Debt, but Congress Still Wants To Buy the Pentagon New Toys
(From Reason)
On Tuesday, Senate Republicans announced a new $1.4 trillion discretionary spending plan for next year that would send $696 billion to the Pentagon—that’s a $10 billion increase over the military’s current budget. A bill passed by the House in July would spend $694 billion on the Pentagon next year, so the big question facing lawmakers during the upcoming lame-duck session is whether the military gets 96 new fighter jets or whether it has to settle for a mere 91.
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