President Biden’s budget 'woefully' underfunds military in wake of Ukraine invasion, Sen. Richard Shelby says. Biden proposes boosting the military budget by a roughly 3% increase. Republicans say that’s not nearly steep enough. alpolitics
Biden proposed boosting the military budget to $773 billion in fiscal 2023, a roughly 3% increase after taking into account supplemental appropriations for the Pentagon’s efforts this fiscal year to aid the Ukrainian resistance and other European allies. Considering the effects of unusually high inflation, Republicans say that’s not nearly steep enough.
In the interim, Leahy has told Senate Appropriations subcommittee chairs to engage with their GOP counterparts and begin planning hearings with department and agency heads, according to Delaware Sen.“The chairman and ranking member of appropriations or vice chairman have said they want us to proceed with this year’s appropriations process quickly, and be in a position to conclude it this year,” Coons said.
The appropriations process typically starts in the House, where Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda D. Young got an earful from Budget Committee Republicans on Tuesday who echoed Shelby’s critique of Biden’s defense spending plan., R-Miss., said the defense budget request does not reflect the 5% increase above inflation that GOP members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees have called for. “This is a dangerous time, and we need to continue to raise that,” he said.
“Spending $73 trillion just seems like it’s only going to fuel the inflation fire,” House Budget ranking member, R-Mo., said. “I’d like to know how you’re going to help the people of southern Missouri to be able to afford food on the table, clothes on their backs and gasoline in their cars.”
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