Lawmakers have unveiled a massive new defense policy bill that would cost a record 901 billion dollars. The sweeping three-thousand-page bill authorizes a record 901 billion dollars in national security spending next year — billions more than President Trump’s request. The measure includes a 4 percent raise for enlisted troops, as well as 400 million […]
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Congress unveils record $901 billion defense policy bill
Lawmakers have unveiled a massive new defense policy bill that would cost a record 901 billion dollars. The sweeping three-thousand-page bill authorizes a record 901 billion dollars in national security spending next year — billions more than President Trump’s request. The measure includes a 4 percent raise for enlisted troops, as well as 400 million dollars in military assistance to Ukraine. House Speaker Mike Johnson said the legislation would advance the president’s agenda by “ending woke ideology at the Pentagon and securing the border,” among other priorities.