{"id":529334,"date":"2022-12-20T00:51:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T21:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mcconnell-omnibus-boosts-defense-spending-cuts-nondefense-spending\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T00:51:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T21:51:00","slug":"mcconnell-omnibus-boosts-defense-spending-cuts-nondefense-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mcconnell-omnibus-boosts-defense-spending-cuts-nondefense-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"#McConnell: Omnibus boosts defense spending, cuts nondefense spending\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a393fe88cf56\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a393fe88cf56\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mcconnell-omnibus-boosts-defense-spending-cuts-nondefense-spending\/#McConnell_Omnibus_boosts_defense_spending_cuts_nondefense_spending\" >McConnell: Omnibus boosts defense spending, cuts nondefense spending\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"McConnell_Omnibus_boosts_defense_spending_cuts_nondefense_spending\"><\/span>McConnell: Omnibus boosts defense spending, cuts nondefense spending\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/mcconnellmitch_121322gn_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday touted the year-end deal on an omnibus spending package as a victory for Republicans because it will boost defense spending above the rate of inflation and increase nondefense spending at a lower rate than inflation, effectively resulting in a cut. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McConnell cast the result as the mirror image of what President Biden requested when he sent his budget request to Congress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe administration wanted to cut funding for our armed forces after inflation while massively increasing spending on nondefense. Republicans have taken the president\u2019s bizarre position and flipped it on its head,\u201d he said on the Senate floor. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McConnell said the bill, which will be released to the public on Monday afternoon, \u201cprovides a substantial real-dollar increase to the defense baseline and a substantial real-dollar cut to the nondefense, non-veterans baseline.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Republican sources say the boost in defense-related spending compared to what they\u2019re calling the \u201creal-dollar cut\u201d to nondefense spending is more dramatic when the generous increase in spending on military veterans, which is classified on the nondefense side of the spending ledger, is factored in. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McConnell also highlighted the fact that the omnibus is expected to exclude what he called \u201cleft-wing goodies,\u201d such as the Safe Banking Act, which would prohibit federal regulators from penalizing financial institutions that do business with legitimate cannabis-related businesses. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bipartisan bill that our colleagues have negotiated equips our armed forces with the resources they need while cutting nondefense, non-veterans spending in real dollars,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is a strong outcome for Republicans, and much more importantly, it\u2019s the outcome that our nation\u2019s security.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The consumer price index, which measures inflation, rose by 7.1 percent over the past 12 months, which by McConnell\u2019s account means the omnibus will increase defense spending by more than 7.1 percent while increasing nondefense spending by a smaller percentage. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) expressed dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment on Monday afternoon that nondefense <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> spending programs will receive a smaller increase than defense programs but he noted that Democrats didn\u2019t have much leverage to insist on parity. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McConnell is \u201cin a bargaining position,\u201d Durbin said, and \u201ctaking advantage of his leverage.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t like it but we\u2019re in a pretty desperate situation,\u201d Durbin added, referring to the Democrats\u2019 loss of the House majority in the midterm elections.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Democrats were eager to strike a deal with McConnell and Sen. Richard Shelby (Ala.), the ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, before Republicans take control of the House in January. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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