Posted on 11/28/2022 9:38:38 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is urging congressional lawmakers to pass a new spending bill for the Pentagon, saying a “failure to do so will result in significant harm” to the U.S. and national security.
Congress has until Dec. 16 to pass a new funding bill and avoid a federal government shutdown.
There has been talk of Congress passing a longer “continuing resolution” or temporary funding measure to give negotiators more time to agree to a new omnibus spending bill that would cover the Pentagon and other government agencies. A “CR” would maintain funding at existing levels, while an omnibus would more likely include stepped-up funding for the Pentagon.
In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) obtained by Politico, Austin said operating under a temporary funding resolution “moves our budget backward, not forward,” and will reduce the Pentagon’s topline by $3 billion.
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GIBS-ME-DAT-BACK
Donkeys were unable to pass a carrot budget.
“...failure to do so will result in significant harm...”
Newsflash AustinIdiot, there is already ‘significant harm’ caused and done by your idiot leadership and that of the BidenIdiocy Regime....
Only if Austin shows up in a dress. And kurtzes..
No lame duck funding. Make them wait for the next congress. The military will not and has never been ‘shut down’ for lack of budget.
“”failure to do so will result in significant harm” to the U.S. and national security.””
Really? Look around you and tell us what else is harming the U. S. and our national security!!!
When DC runs out of our money, let us know, OK?
Zero out funding for the “Woke” indoctrination and buy a new Aircraft Carrier.
Austin’s ability to direct defense is akin to Biden’s ability to speak a complete sentence. I can only imagine what our soldiers think when that clown pretends to have ideas.
10%+ inflation, 100s of billions to the Ukraine and millions of man hours in woked diversity hate whitey training...
It’s all spent.
Maybe they should’ve thought of that before giving Ukraine a zillion dollars (that we don’t have).
There’s no money left.
Biden spent it all on Covid giveaways and on paying people not to work, and has another billion more ready to be spent on student loans, and hundreds of billions more ready to spend on hiring 87,000 IRS agents. Take the IRS agents’ money for spending on defense, and make sure the students loan money also goes to defense.
Lay THAT one out for us and we'll discuss it.
NO MORE . . . "because I said so" !
General "Die" Namics and General Atomicks agreed. The firm of Lockheed and Martin say enough is never enough. Pfizer and Moderna find their way onto the top ten list, so there's that, buckoo.
They got you Lloyd!!!
How much of it is actually spent on the military here in the USA?
Normally, I’d support the troops, but at this point, why throw money at a bunch of woke soyboys?
Having a former director of Raytheon in charge of "defense" is a conflict of interest.
Nope. Not another dime to the Ukrainian Money Laundering Operation.
Exactly!
...and tell Austin that any hardware and ammunition sent to Ukraine will NOT be replaced.
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