Liberals are angry that President Biden proposed a bigger Pentagon budget, while some moderate Democrats are joining their Republican colleagues in calling for more robust defense spending.
, pitting vulnerable moderates who favor more military spending against progressives who argue the Pentagon needs less money.by roughly $30 billion in 2023, less than a year after ending the two-decade long war in Afghanistan.
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., a former Navy helicopter pilot, said she’s still reviewing the budget but echoed some of Luria’s comments. “We’re all concerned about...what the plan is for a more robust fleet,” Sherrill said in an interview. “At a time when we are already spending more on the military than the next 11 countries combined, no we do not need a massive increase in the defense budget,” Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., the Budget Committee chairman and liberal icon, said in a statement.
“We do a lot of foolish spending without real oversight in the defense budget. And we wouldn’t allow that in any other area."Asked to respond to the concerns of Luria and other moderate defense hawks, Pocan said some of his colleagues treat the Pentagon budget like a “jobs program” for their districts.
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