<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1655922964348,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"0000016b-0e59-daea-a7ff-0f5fee2e0002","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1655922964348,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"0000016b-0e59-daea-a7ff-0f5fee2e0002","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"
var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ "div": "Brid_55911801", "obj": {"id":"27789","width":"16","height":"9","video":"1038131"} }); rn","_id":"00000181-8cb3-d789-a3f7-9df72f8b0000","_type":"2f5a8339-a89a-3738-9cd2-3ddf0c8da574"}”>Video EmbedThe House Armed Services Committee voted in favor of increasing the National Defense Authorization Act by $37 billion on Wednesday.
The committee, which passed the amendment 42-17 during a markup session on Wednesday, increased the top line from $802 billion to $839 million, bridging the gap somewhat with the $857 billion defense budget that the Senate passed. Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) voted against the measure.
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“President Biden’s budget request for the Department of Defense includes sufficient funds to meet the defense challenges facing our country,” he said in a statement. “The Department needs greater competition across the defense industrial base, fewer requirements that drive costly inefficiencies, and a disciplined approach to supporting clear strategic priorities for our defense — all of which will be addressed in the FY23 NDAA. The Department needs tough decisions and rigorous oversight from Congress. More money isn’t necessarily the answer.”
Biden originally sought $813 billion, but that proposal faced scrutiny, mainly from Republicans, for being too small despite being the highest on record, in part due to the inflation crisis, while several Democrats on the committee used their time to denounce the possibility of increasing the Pentagon’s budget.
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Last week, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 23-3 to advance the NDAA for fiscal year 2023, which supports a total of $857.64 billion, according to a summary of the bill that the committee released.
