The debt deal capped national security spending in fiscal 2024 at $886 billion, which is what U.S. President Joe Biden requested.
Ordinarily, some of the $16 billion worth of unfunded priorities would get tacked on, as well as billions worth of lawmaker initiatives.
In recent years Congress has increased defense spending by more than any president requests, generally by tens of billions of dollars.
This year, the debt ceiling deal could make that more difficult.
That Ukraine supplemental spending request is now expected to include a broader range of military spending and could include some items and pet projects left behind.
Persons:
Joe Biden, Abrams, Lockheed Martin, Biden, Mackenzie Eaglen, Eaglen, Mike Stone, Patricia Zengerle, David Holmes
Organizations:
U.S, Department of Defense, General Dynamics, Lockheed, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Congressional, Pentagon, Congress, Democratic, Republican, American Enterprise Institute, Thomson
Locations:
Ukraine, Washington