WH raises veto threat over House defense bill's limits on reprogramming

摘要

The White House is threatening President Trump will veto a House minibus bill that includes fiscal year 2021 defense funding over a wide range of provisions, including new restrictions on the Pentagon's reprogramming authority. In a statement of administration policy released today, the White House laid out its objections to the FY-21 appropriations package, arguing it violates the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 by including numerous "poison pills," both defense and non-defense. The document states that if the bill were presented to President Trump today, "his advisers would recommend that he veto it." The House is considering the minibus on the floor this week, with debate expected to wrap up as soon as today. The bill includes $694.6 billion in new Defense Department spending, $3.7 billion less than DOD's request but $1.3 billion above the enacted FY-20 level.