President's Budget v. NDAA

May 13, 2015
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President's Budget v. NDAA

 

What's the Difference Between the President's Budget & The NDAA?

 


WASHINGTON- According to The Hill, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is whipping members of her party to vote against the National Defense Authorization Act, a bipartisan bill that has passed for 53 consecutive years and passed committee by a vote of 60-2 (one Democrat and one Republican opposing).  

Responding to reports, House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) said this morning, “Some in Congress may try to oppose the NDAA to try to put pressure on us to increase spending on domestic agencies.  I hope that’s not true, because it is absolutely wrong to use the men and women who serve our country in the military as pawns in some sort of political game in Washington.  This bill deserves the support of the full House, like it had of the Armed Services Committee."  

Again, The Hill has the story, “Democrats are opposing the $612 billion bill because it would leave spending ceilings in place that were created in the 2011 Budget Control Act, while increasing war funding.  The Republican Defense bill would authorize $523 billion in base funding for the Pentagon and an additional $96 billion in war funding.  President Obama had requested more in base funding and less in war funding.  $561 and $51 billion."

Here is a look at how the differences measure up:

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