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'Wholly inadequate': GOP slams Biden's defense budget despite record investment in tech


‘Wholly inadequate’: GOP slams Biden’s defense budget despite record investment in tech
Abraham Mahshie
© Provided by Washington Examiner
Republicans did not even need to see the hard numbers to outright reject President Joe Biden’s proposed $715 billion defense budget despite record technology investments intended to confront China.
The fiscal year 2022 defense budget reflects an $11 billion increase over the enacted amount. Still, it falls 0.4% short of inflation and does not provide the 3%-5% annual increase called for by GOP lawmakers and hawkish security experts. They claim the flat request will prevent Pentagon officials from sustaining the force amid rising global challenges. Liberal Democrats have voiced their intent to find more areas to cut inside the yearly defense budget when it reaches the Capitol, though new investments in military housing, raises for military and civilian employees, and more than $600 million to help the ....

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