Biden defense budget takes political hits from left and right

By Tony Bertuca / April 9, 2021 at 4:12 PM
President Biden's first defense budget is being criticized by congressional Republicans, who say it is too small, and liberal lawmakers, who say it is too big. Several Senate Republican leaders presented a united front with a joint statement, saying Biden's $753 billion defense budget proposed for fiscal year 2022 sends "a terrible signal not only to our adversaries in Beijing and Moscow, but also to our allies and partners." Biden's total defense budget, which includes the Pentagon and other federal...

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