Congress went two-for-two swatting down measures to slash the national security budget by $74 billion, rejecting a proposal from Sen. Bernie Sanders to redirect the money toward domestic needs.
House lawmakers on Tuesday passed their $740.5 billion plan for the annual defense authorization bill, including provisions for a hefty military pay raise next year, new restrictions on the president’s war powers and requirements that the Defense Department rename bases honoring Confederate leaders.
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The German government has paid more than $1 billion over the past decade to cover costs related to the stationing of U.S. troops in Germany, according to the finance ministry in Berlin.