Category: US budget

Budget Committee Republicans Vow to ‘Reverse the Curse’ of Uncontrolled Spending

Republican members of the House Budget Committee pledged to pay the nation’s bills but vowed not to give President Joe Biden an “unlimited line of credit.” The latest volley in the war of words over increasing the nation’s debt ceiling came Feb. 8 as Republican committee members, led by Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) issued a…


Proposed Biden Defense Budget Names China as ‘Primary Strategic Challenge’

President Joe Biden’s proposed $813 billion national security spending request to Congress includes $773 billion in direct allocations for the U.S. military with significant boosts in funding designed to counter the growing military threat in the western Pacific presented by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “This will be among the largest investments in our…