Posted on 06/25/2024 4:54:01 AM PDT by Psalm 73
President Biden would veto the GOP-led House's version of the fiscal year 2025 defense appropriations bill if it were to pass in its current form, according to a new statement of administration policy from the White House Office of Management and Budget.
The administration opposes all the House GOP’s appropriations bills on the grounds that they make steep cuts in non-defense spending and eliminate various initiatives related to climate change mitigation, abortion services and diversity, according to OMB.
The White House opposes the defense spending bill, which honors the $895 billion cap mandated by the Fiscal Responsibility Act, for numerous other reasons, including the bill’s shipbuilding account, which is $761 million less that the FY-25 request and eliminates two ship procurements.
The bill also forgoes the inclusion of $300 million for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, something the administration also opposes, though GOP lawmakers have noted that tens of billions in supplemental spending was approved for Ukraine earlier this year.
The administration also opposes the bill’s 20% pay increase for junior enlisted servicemembers, with OMB noting that if the FY-25 budget request is enacted, servicemembers “will have received a 15 percent basic pay increase in just three years.”
The bill would also prohibit funding for a pier in Gaza that has been constructed by the U.S. military to deliver humanitarian aid but has also experienced challenges from severe weather and aid interceptions.
(Excerpt) Read more at insidedefense.com ...
Wow, Biden opposes a Defense spending bill “on the grounds that they make steep cuts in non-defense spending” Who’d a thunk such a think democrats would oppose a bill that included irrelevant items items not related to the purpose of the bill.
mistfree posted “Currently ships are very vulnerable. From subs, jets, missiles, and drones. That money is better spent elsewhere”
I responded.
A hightly trained spec ops troop is highly vunerable to cheap supersonic weapons that only cost .50 per round!!! They are called bullets. EVERY military unit is vulnerable. They call it war.
Biden still gets his 10%, but 15% over three years isn’t enough.
Jake Sullivan (Campaign Manager) and Anthony Blinken (last Campaign Manager) are still ramping up the war with Russia.
Biden want’s women to register for the Draft. Some say Zelinsky’s last act will be to sign the draft for 18 years and then he is gone.
Biden...Jake Sullivan...Anthony Blinken and Kirby will burn in hell with Zelinsky.
In actual terms a third world country in it’s own economy needs about 75% less money to function. Imports which cost up to 3-4x more cause imbalances for them. Thus they are headed into Brics where trade will be backed by gold, and away from the Western Over Inflated currencies. When 2/3s of the world are in Brics, and the 1/8th of the population in the West suffers the inflation that is coming, they will be less affected. The west is already stealth printing money, in additon to the 1T monthly since two months ago in the US. Biden Admin has printed 1T quarterly since elected - now it is more than that every month. Our Debt was 35T the last time I checked. The money you have in the bank today will only be 25% in two years.
We will be sitting around patting ourselves on the back for having the biggest financial economy in the World, and dollar value is growing at 12% a year thru printing alone. The joke is you America.
In actual terms a third world country in it’s own economy needs about 75% less money to function. Imports which cost up to 3-4x more cause imbalances for them. Thus they are headed into Brics where trade will be backed by gold, and away from the Western Over Inflated currencies. When 2/3s of the world are in Brics, and the 1/8th of the population in the West suffers the inflation that is coming, they will be less affected. The west is already stealth printing money, in additon to the 1T monthly since two months ago in the US. Biden Admin has printed 1T quarterly since elected - now it is more than that every month. Our Debt was 35T the last time I checked. The money you have in the bank today will only be 25% in two years.
We will be sitting around patting ourselves on the back for having the biggest financial economy in the World, and dollar value is growing at 12% a year thru printing alone. The joke is you America.
The democrats are in charge of the FED RES and they printed 1T quarterly since Biden was elected for 27 months, then in the 28th month they started printing 1T a month. Actually, those numbers do not capture the actaul numbers.
The democrats cannot print enough for everything they want to spend or steal.
Sadly, all the money going overseas to Pay For Ukrainian Salaries and the War could fund every homeless veteran and wipe out the homeless across America.
Unless they can skim and line their pockets they are not happy.
BUILDING THAT PIER WAS LIKE TRYING TO TRAIN A CHIPMUNK TO RIDE A HARLEY.
“steep cuts in non-defense spending and eliminate various initiatives related to climate change mitigation, abortion services and diversity, according to OMB..”
Ugh you couldn’t find anyone who knows Traitor Joe stuffed that BS into the defense budget. The committee also knows that the MSM protection wall will hold so he can veto a bill that removes it.
“steep cuts in non-defense spending and eliminate various initiatives related to climate change mitigation, abortion services and diversity, according to OMB..”
Ugh you couldn’t find anyone who knows Traitor Joe stuffed that BS into the defense budget. The committee also knows that the MSM protection wall will hold so he can veto a bill that removes it.
evidently I wasn’t clear. I meant that a ship is very expensive and the military could use that money for other things that wouldn’t take so long to construct and would be less vunerable to destruction.
“and eliminate various initiatives related to climate change mitigation, abortion services and diversity, according to OMB.” Yeah, like that’s really important to a strong military.
These people baffle me.
What method do you propose to defend against a Chinese incursion on Taiwan, if not ships?
And when they decide to take the First Island Chain & then onto Hawaii, will our lack of ships be replaced by your magic methods?
“The administration also opposes the bill’s 20% pay increase for junior enlisted servicemembers, with OMB noting that if the FY-25 budget request is enacted, servicemembers “will have received a 15 percent basic pay increase in just three years.””
You can’t attract enough recruits. You are taking about starting military slavery. Maybe just adjust the compensation to a point that you have all you need. Pay a backwater wage and stand back and pick and choose.
Supposedly we are capitalist.
Well, WE are - not sure about them, though. I'm thinking Marxists.
By the time new ships are built all of that will be in the rearviw mirror.
By the time new ships are built all of that will be in the rearviw mirror.
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So now you are foretelling the future? Got any hot stock tips?
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