The Republican-led Senate Armed Services Committee has released the text of a $150 billion defense package as part of a sweeping tax-cut and spending framework central to the party’s priorities this year.
The defense portion of the reconciliation bill was negotiated by the House and Senate Armed Services Republicans. The House passed the massive reconciliation measure (
The defense portion released by the Senate Armed Services panel hews closely to the House-passed legislation.
The proposal includes $25 billion for President Donald Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ homeland missile defense system and about $28 billion for shipbuilding and ...