GOP unable to get $50B plus-up for defense into infrastructure bill

By Tony Bertuca / August 10, 2021 at 1:06 PM
The Senate voted 69-30 to pass a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, though a Republican push to include $50 billion in new defense-related spending was unsuccessful. A GOP-backed amendment to the bill that was never given a vote would have created a $50 billion "Defense Infrastructure Fund" with $25.35 billion for shipyards; $4 billion for test and training ranges; $2 billion for "high-priority" military construction projects; $1.5 billion for chemical remediation; $4 billion for facilities sustainment, restoration and modernization; $3.85 billion...

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