Joe sure. They asked it earlier this month, and what it is, it is the annual defense policy bill in the senate version, in this case, they authorized about 56 billion in funding and related provisions for the pentagon. That 696 billion figure, it exceeds the cap set in the budget control act. How will congress reconcile that . Joe that is a huge question. The budget cap for defense, the know is 549 billion. So what it would take to ease the spending cap is a change in the law, and a change in the law takes 60 votes in the senate, and 60 votes in the senate takes Senate Democrats. So what we know is that if Senate Democrats have leverage, in this deal, they are likely to press for more on the nondefense budget, which is likely to lower the defense side of the budget. Thats 596 billion number we are talking about is likely to come down. Lets go to investments, what does this bill called for in terms of ships and planes . Joe what is interesting about this bill, what we have heard from th
A lack of barracks space - as well as poor living conditions in some barracks buildings - are contributing to complaints about sailors' quality of life.
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