Congress is on track to approve a $1.014 trillion,1,603-page annual spending package that includes $512 billion in defense spending and $492 billion in non-defense spending.
The sweeping legislation covers the entire discretionary budget of the federal government. It sets funding priorities and new policies for the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30.
It does not include entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security, which are funded separately. It also does not include a full year's funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which will only be funded through February, buying Congress more time to engage with President Obama over the nation's immigration policies.
Notable new spending, funding cuts and policies tucked into the bill include:
1. $5.4 billion to treat and fight the spread of the Ebola virus in the U.S. and abroad.
2. $64 billion in war funds to combat the rise of the Islamic State and overseas operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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2 comments:
Oh and let's stop the big bad marijuana legalization in DC. Passed by an overwhelming vote
More then half of this budget for the military!
That is grossly obscene at the extreme least. How in the hell is it justified?
Well the truthful answer is, it isn't., the 'military industrial complex' is simply robbing Americans. I've come to realize that there isn't any sanity in Washington DC.
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