President Joe Biden proposes $30B in mandatory spending to support law enforcement, crime prevention and adding more officers on the streets. The president is also asking for $773B for the Department of Defense. That's an increase of nearly 10%.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden's new budget proposal includes billions of dollars for domestic and foreign causes.
The president is also asking for $773 billion for the Department of Defense. That's an increase of nearly 10%. The White House documents, released Saturday, state that the “minimum tax would make sure that the wealthiest Americans no longer pay a tax rate lower than teachers and firefighters." The overall FY2023 budget is expected to reduce the deficit by more than $10 trillion over the same time span.
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