Senators Look to Bypass Defense Spending Caps in Debt Ceiling Bill

Senators Look to Bypass Defense Spending Caps in Debt Ceiling Bill
The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on May 22, 2023 Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
Andrew Thornebrooke
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The debt ceiling bill came under fire from both Democrat and Republican parties for a variety of reasons. One reason cited by some in the GOP was the top line in defense spending.

The bill—negotiated between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Joe Biden last weekend and passed overwhelmingly in the House on May 31 and the Senate on June 1—includes a commitment to spend almost $886.35 billion on defense in fiscal year 2024 and just over $895.21 billion the following fiscal year.

Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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