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Biden To Request $715 Billion For Pentagon In FY ‘22; Slight Increase Over Current Budget

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, April 9th, 2021

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Biden To Request $715 Billion For Pentagon In FY ‘22; Slight Increase Over Current Budget

President Joe Biden talks with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III during a visit to the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 10, 2021. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

The Biden administration will propose spending $753 billion on national defense in fiscal year 2022, including $715 billion for the Pentagon, which would represent a slight increase over FY ‘21 spending levels, according to documents released Friday. The FY ‘22 request falls below senior Pentagon officials and Republican lawmakers previous calls for three to five percent budget growth to meet initiatives required for competition with China and Russia, and is likely to disappoint progressive lawmakers who have placed pressure on…

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