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Senate Appropriators’ Deal To Boost Spending Above Debt Limit Caps Includes $8 Billion More For Defense

Senate Appropriators’ Deal To Boost Spending Above Debt Limit Caps Includes $8 Billion More For Defense
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with Senator Patty Murray and Sentaor Susan Collins at the conclusion of testimony at the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on May 16, 2023. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

The leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee have reached an agreement to add $13.7 billion in emergency funding for fiscal year 2024 above spending levels set by the debt ceiling agreement, to include $8 billion for defense. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), chair of the Appropriations Committee, said on Thursday the deal is aimed at addressing “serious bipartisan concerns” over the cuts to non-defense programs and defense spending caps included in the debt ceiling agreement.  “Vice Chair [Susan] Collins (R-Maine) and…

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