Biden wants billions more in Pentagon spending

Biden to ask for more than $770B in defense dollars for FY23: report https://t.co/mf9KE7Sa5X pic.twitter.com/96RqCBqBtB

— The Hill (@thehill) February 16, 2022

The Hill reports, “President Biden is expected to ask Congress for more than $770 billion to fund defense programs in the next fiscal year, Reuters reported.

The high figure, which would be $17 billion or more above what Biden asked of lawmakers last year, is thanks to a Pentagon push to modernize the military, three sources familiar with the negotiations told the news outlet.”

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