Democrats Fret Over Defense Bill’s Provision Banning Sex Changes for Minors
The House is expected to vote on a yearly defense bill on Wednesday, which includes a ban on sex-mutilating drugs and procedures for minors.
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Chinese Media Predicts Beijing Will Boost 2022 Defense Budget by 7%
China’s s defense budget for 2022 is expected to grow by “about seven percent” compared to last year when the figure was $209 billion, China’s state-run Global Times reported on Thursday.
Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Progressives Do Want to Bring Down the Military Budget’
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) stated that progressives are “pacing ourselves right now” because they “want to bring down the military budget” and want things like a $15 minimum wage, and expanding Medicare. Ocasio-Cortez
Biden Pentagon Budget Includes $40M on Combating ‘Extremism’ in Military
The Biden administration’s $715B defense budget for 2022 proposes spending about $30M on top of spending $9.1M in 2021 to combat “extremism.”
Japan Approves Record $52 Billion Military Budget to Counter China
Japan’s government on Monday approved a record defense budget of 5.34 trillion yen ($51.6 billion) for 2021 as part of an effort to counter “security challenges posed by China,” Japanese newspaper the Mainichi reported on December 21.
Trump Administration’s 2021 Defense Budget Request Proposes 3% Military Pay Raise
The Trump administration’s 2021 defense budget request proposes a 3% military pay raise, just slightly below the 3.1 percent in 2020.
Exclusive–Paul Gosar: GOP/Democrat Budget Gives U.S. Citizenship to At Least 4K Liberian Nationals
A Defense Department budget approved by Republican and Democrat lawmakers gives amnesty to at least 4,000 Liberian nationals who would otherwise have to self-deport from the United States, Rep. Gosar (R-AZ) says.
Exclusive — Ret. Gen. Robert Spalding: China’s Goal Is to ‘Bankrupt’ and ‘Distract’ U.S. with ‘Endless’ Middle East Wars
“They want us to bankrupt ourselves, that’s the goal,” said Ret. Gen. Robert Spalding of China’s plan to usurp America’s global position.
President Trump: ‘Military Mothers Are the Backbone of America’
Trump recognized mothers serving in uniform, those married to service members, and those with children in the military.
Trump OKs $750B Defense Budget for 2020 After Meeting with Mattis
President Trump approved the Pentagon request of Congress for a $750 billion defense budget in 2020, an administration official confirmed to Breitbart News.
Armed Services Chairmen Thornberry, Inhofe Ask Trump Not to Cut Defense Budget
Thornberry and Inhofe implored the Trump administration not to go through with a $33 billion cut to the 2020 defense budget in an an op-ed.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Works Non-Stop–This Is What He’s Achieved So Far
At a rare press conference earlier this week, Mattis discussed some of the historic changes he has overseen since taking office about 19 months ago.
Mattis Vows to ‘Clean Up’ Problems Found in Pentagon Audit
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday vowed to clean up problems found by the Pentagon’s first building-wide audit.
Israeli Defense Minister Liberman Calls For Additional $1 Billion For Defense Budget Amid Iran Threat
TEL AVIV – The Iranian threat in Syria and elsewhere has prompted Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Monday to call for an increase in military spending of more than $1 billion dollars over the next three years.
Exclusive — Rules Chair Pete Sessions on Border Wall Funding Passage: We Are Delivering ‘What the President Wanted’
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a measure to fund President Donald Trump’s promised border wall on the U.S. border with Mexico to the tune of $1.6 billion, something House Rules Committee chairman Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) heralded in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News.
Defense Budget Experts Urge Congress to ‘Trim’ Excess Military Bases
Nearly 50 defense budget experts are urging Congress to consider another round of military base closures, arguing that keeping excess infrastructure is wasting “tens of billions of taxpayers’ dollars” and hurting the military.
Trump’s Military Rebuild in Limbo in First Hundred Days
President Trump during his campaign repeatedly promised to rebuild the military and increase defense spending. About a hundred days in, not much has happened yet.
Navy Looking to Ramp Up Industrial Base for 355-Ship Fleet
Navy officials are looking into how to boost industrial capacity to build more ships as the service looks to increase its fleet from 274 ships to 355 over the next 30 years.
Trump: Have To Give Military Resources It Needs ‘To Get the Job Done, and Get it Done Right’
During Friday’s Weekly Address, President Trump touted his military budget and the eliminate of the defense sequester, saying, “We must give our sailors, soldiers, airmen, marines, and coastguardsmen the tools, equipment, resources and training they need to get the job
Tom Rogan: Obama Using Military Spending to Force Domestic Agenda
Columnist Tom Rogan argued that President Obama’s budget was “using military spending” as leverage to get what he wants on domestic policies, a move he said was “an extraordinary neglect of responsibility” on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” “I think one problematic
