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Debt Limit Deal Sets FY ‘24 Defense Topline At $886 Billion, Gets Some GOP Pushback

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Debt Limit Deal Sets FY ‘24 Defense Topline At $886 Billion, Gets Some GOP Pushback
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), a member of the House Freedom Caucus, during a visit to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) on July 6, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Lauren Padden)

The final debt limit deal negotiated between House Republican leaders and the White House that sets an $886 billion defense topline for fiscal year 2024 has received pushback from some GOP lawmakers as Congress aims to consider legislation this week. The House Freedom Caucus and several Senate Republicans have criticized the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which would raise the debt ceiling through fiscal year 2025, for not boosting defense further or going far enough on non-defense spending cuts. “I want to…

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