Biden To Request $715 Billion For Pentagon In FY ‘22; Slight Increase Over Current Budget

摘要

The Biden administration will propose spending $753 billion on national defense in fiscal year2022, including $715 billion for the Pentagon, which would represent a slight increase over FY‘21 spending levels, according to documents released Friday.The FY ‘22 request falls below senior Pentagon officials and Republican lawmakers previouscalls for three to five percent budget growth to meet initiatives required for competition withChina and Russia, and is likely to disappoint progressive lawmakers who have placed pressureon Biden to cut defense spending and redirect funds toward more domestic priorities.