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GOP’s $150 Billion Defense Bill For Reconciliation Funds Golden Dome, ‘Historic’ Tech Investments

GOP’s $150 Billion Defense Bill For Reconciliation Funds Golden Dome, ‘Historic’ Tech Investments
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), chair of the House Armed Services Committee member, during a hearing on the fiscal 2023 defense budget request. (DoD Photo by U.S. Air Force TSgt. Jack Sanders)

The Republicans leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee have rolled out their $150 billion defense spending plan for the forthcoming reconciliation bill, which includes $25 billion for the Golden Dome missile defense system and tens of billions to boost shipbuilding and production of munitions and drones. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and Sen. Roger Wicker, the HASC and SASC chairs, respectively, both cited the bill’s “historic investments” in new technology, which includes funding spaced-based intercept capabilities, with the House…

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