President Biden is requesting a $753 billion defense budget for next fiscal year, with $715 billion of that going to the Pentagon.
The fiscal year 2022 proposed budget represents a slight increase over this year — likely to upset both progressives, who had sought cuts to Pentagon budgets, and defense hawks.
The budget outline released Friday does not detail exactly what the money would buy, with a more comprehensive proposal expected later this spring.
Read more at The Hill.
{Matzav.com}