Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told lawmakers on Tuesday that President Biden's $850 billion defense budget will keep the nation safe by tackling the country's 'pacing challenge,' an increasingly aggressive China and the threat posed by Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
Austin cites China, Russia threats in pressing Senate to pass $850 billion defense budgetU.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin talks to the media after the meeting of the “Ukraine Defense Contact Group” at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
As has become almost standard practice on Capitol Hill these days, the Pentagon chief’s opening statement to lawmakers Tuesday morning was interrupted three times by demonstrators protesting the Biden administration’s support for Israel in the brutal war with Hamas in Gaza. “This budget request will support our outstanding troops and their families,” he said in his opening remarks. “That includes raising base pay and housing allowances; investing in better housing; and making child care more accessible and affordable. The request will also fund vital work to prevent sexual assault and suicide in the military.”
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