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White House, Senate GOP’s Relief Package Proposal Includes $11 Billion For Defense Industry’s COVID Claims, Press Report Says

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020

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White House, Senate GOP’s Relief Package Proposal Includes $11 Billion For Defense Industry’s COVID Claims, Press Report Says

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

The White House and Senate Republicans are calling for the next COVID-19 relief package to cover $21.3 billion for defense, including $11 billion for industry’s pandemic-related claims, according to a copy of the proposal obtained by the New York Times. The draft proposal arrives as Congress begins deliberation over its next emergency response bill, which Pentagon officials have urged lawmakers to include additional supplemental funding for the department. Ellen Lord, the Pentagon’s top acquisition official, has previously told lawmakers that…

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