Check the fine print (on page 166).
A milestone has been struck: President Joe Biden is requesting more than $1 trillion for spending next year on national security—an all-time high.
It’s not just guesswork as to what Congress is likely to do. Last year, Biden requested $802 billion for the military ; Congress raised it to $847 billion—which amounted to a 10 percent increase over the previous year’s budget. In real terms , that was the largest defense budget since World War II.The higher costs are not due entirely, or even mainly, to military pay or health care. Last year, Biden requested $276 billion for research, development, and procurement of weapons systems.
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