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Biden to ask "biggest ever" defense budget to Congress: Politico

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Politico
  • 10 Feb 2023 21:02
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The budget will reportedly be used to replenish US arsenals to support the ongoing fight in Ukraine.

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    HIMARS systems launch rockets during a joint French-US exercise involving HIMARS and MLRP rocket launchers and at a firing range in Capu Midia, on the Black Sea shore, Romania, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)

Politico reported on Friday, citing sources from the Pentagon, that US President Joe Biden is preparing to make a proposal for Congress to approve the "largest ever" defense budget in history for the year 2024.

The budget will reportedly be used to replenish US arsenals to support the ongoing fight in Ukraine, Politico states.

The report further states that Biden's administration is nearing the finalization of its 2024 budget request which is set to be released in March, citing Pentagon Comptroller Michael McCord.

"I do expect it will be a bigger number than Congress provided last year," McCord said, adding that the Pentagon will allocate more money into restocking munitions and continue to support Kiev in its conflict with Russia. 

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Yellen warned that if Congress does not address the debt limit soon, the US risks triggering a recession or a global financial crisis.

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