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Senate Dem Appropriators Release $850 Billion FY ‘23 Defense Spending Proposal, Face GOP Pushback

Senate Dem Appropriators Release $850 Billion FY ‘23 Defense Spending Proposal, Face GOP Pushback
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday released its plan to spend $850 million on defense-related programs in fiscal year 2023, to include $792.1 billion for the Pentagon, while the proposal received pushed back from the panel’s Republican leadership. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the Senate’s top appropriator, urged the upper chamber to take quick action on the total $1.7 trillion, 12-bill FY ‘23 appropriations package, which represents an increase over the president’s budget request for $813.3 billion for national defense programs…

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