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December 9, 2025

Republicans Unveil Record $901 Billion Military Spending Bill
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Republican lawmakers have unveiled a bill to authorize $901 billion in
military spending for the next fiscal year. House Speaker Mike Johnson
says the National Defense Authorization Act would "ensure our military
forces remain the most lethal in the world." In a statement, Public
Citizen's Robert Weissman responded, "The last person who should be
entrusted with an even bigger budget is the dangerous and lawless Pete
Hegseth. As Hegseth illegally targets civilian boats near Venezuela with
expensive Hellfire missiles, wastefully and recklessly deploys the
National Guard in cities around the country, and teases an
unconstitutional and costly war, Congress should refuse to add a penny
to his budget."

Meanwhile, lawmakers have attached a provision to the NDAA that would
withhold money from Hegseth's travel budget if the Pentagon refuses to
hand over video of the September 2 boat strike.


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