Posted on Mar 23, 2022
Lawmakers draw battle lines for FY23 defense spending ahead of White House budget release
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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. (left), speaks with committee ranking member Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla. (right), during a hearing at the Capitol on March 15. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Republican leaders are pushing for a 5% increase in defense spending in the White House’s upcoming fiscal 2023 budget proposal, but the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee argued Wednesday big boosts for the military won’t necessarily mean improved national security.
“The budget should be driven by strategy, and not strategy driven by the budget,” Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., told reporters during a roundtable. “One of the problems [with the budget] is that too often we just pick a number, rather than say, ‘This is really what we have to do and these are the priorities.’
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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. (left), speaks with committee ranking member Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla. (right), during a hearing at the Capitol on March 15. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Republican leaders are pushing for a 5% increase in defense spending in the White House’s upcoming fiscal 2023 budget proposal, but the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee argued Wednesday big boosts for the military won’t necessarily mean improved national security.
“The budget should be driven by strategy, and not strategy driven by the budget,” Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., told reporters during a roundtable. “One of the problems [with the budget] is that too often we just pick a number, rather than say, ‘This is really what we have to do and these are the priorities.’
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Lawmakers draw battle lines for FY23 defense spending ahead of White House budget release
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Strange that Republicans believe that throwing money at the military will improve national security while denying throwing money at the infrastructure isn't hurting the nation and national security (remember that interstates were built in the name of national security).
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Kinda funny that the only things they *want* to throw money are things they think will help them preserve power structures…god forbid the peasants have any quality of life, they might get ideas
SFC Casey O'Mally
And the opposite is true, as well, sir.
Both sides view throwing money at problems as solutions. They campaign on how much money they are going to spend on problems, not on how many problems they will solve.
"We spent 2 trillion on infrastructure! Go us!" Great, but what did you actually *do?*
"We spent 2 trillion on the military! Go us!" Great, but what did you actually *do?*
And the opioid epidemic, and homelessness, and VA, and on and on. Dollars spent equals problems solved to politicians near and far, from both parties.
Both sides view throwing money at problems as solutions. They campaign on how much money they are going to spend on problems, not on how many problems they will solve.
"We spent 2 trillion on infrastructure! Go us!" Great, but what did you actually *do?*
"We spent 2 trillion on the military! Go us!" Great, but what did you actually *do?*
And the opioid epidemic, and homelessness, and VA, and on and on. Dollars spent equals problems solved to politicians near and far, from both parties.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
SFC Casey O'Mally I agree but look at history, people get elected on the money they bring back home, not necessarily problems they solve.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
..."resident Joe Biden is expected to unveil his budget recommendations for fiscal 2023 on Monday. Even though the current fiscal year began Oct. 1, Congress only recently finalized its spending plans for FY22.
Senate lawmakers finalized a $1.5 trillion spending bill late Thursday that provides $13.6 billion in new aid for Ukraine and gives funding stability for the Defense Department for the rest of the fiscal year.
By Leo Shane III and Joe Gould
The final budget deal included about $751 billion in defense funding, an increase of about 5%. In a letter to the White House Wednesday, 40 Republican members of the House and Senate Armed Services committees urged the administration to repeat that kind of increase next year.
“This is a crucial period for our national security,” the letter stated. “If we do not make the investments our military needs today, we will not be able to defend our nation or our allies in the future. The security of the free world depends on a credible American military.”
Last year, the White House proposed only a small increase in defense spending in its initial budget, which critics attacked as effectively a cut for military planners given inflation.
Progressive Democrats praised the move as a way to rein in ever-growing military spending and prioritize other domestic programs instead.
But over their objections, moderate Democrats and Republicans ultimately added significantly more money to the defense accounts. The latest GOP letter is designed to start the fiscal 2023 defense budget debate at a higher target than last year."...
..."resident Joe Biden is expected to unveil his budget recommendations for fiscal 2023 on Monday. Even though the current fiscal year began Oct. 1, Congress only recently finalized its spending plans for FY22.
Senate lawmakers finalized a $1.5 trillion spending bill late Thursday that provides $13.6 billion in new aid for Ukraine and gives funding stability for the Defense Department for the rest of the fiscal year.
By Leo Shane III and Joe Gould
The final budget deal included about $751 billion in defense funding, an increase of about 5%. In a letter to the White House Wednesday, 40 Republican members of the House and Senate Armed Services committees urged the administration to repeat that kind of increase next year.
“This is a crucial period for our national security,” the letter stated. “If we do not make the investments our military needs today, we will not be able to defend our nation or our allies in the future. The security of the free world depends on a credible American military.”
Last year, the White House proposed only a small increase in defense spending in its initial budget, which critics attacked as effectively a cut for military planners given inflation.
Progressive Democrats praised the move as a way to rein in ever-growing military spending and prioritize other domestic programs instead.
But over their objections, moderate Democrats and Republicans ultimately added significantly more money to the defense accounts. The latest GOP letter is designed to start the fiscal 2023 defense budget debate at a higher target than last year."...
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