Leaders on the House Appropriations Committee said today they would like to see a higher fiscal year 2025 topline for defense spending, despite the capped $850 billion budget mandated by law, while also throwing their support behind Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) piecemeal plan to pass a $95 billion security supplemental spending package. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) said during a hearing today that he believes the FY-25 defense spending request, though it adheres to the topline set by...
