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ehrnst

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1. Defense health and military family programs would receive $34.4 billion.

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Sep 20, 2018, 02:34 PM

Sep 2018

I am not a fan of increasing military spending, but health and family programs are underfunded at this point.

And this was good strategy by Democrats:

In order to avoid political fights over non-defense spending levels, lawmakers agreed to package the military budget bill with the full-year funding for the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Education.

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As deadline nears, Senate approves $674 billion defense budget bill [View all] George II Sep 2018 OP

Defense health and military family programs would receive $34.4 billion. ehrnst Sep 2018 #1

JFC. /nt GeorgeGist Sep 2018 #2

The Defense Dept. is a sacred cow. Few will vote against the obscene amount of money jalan48 Sep 2018 #3

Approving was contingent upon approval for full year funding HHS, Labor and Education ehrnst Sep 2018 #4

It's not the approval of existing programs. It's the discussion we never have about jalan48 Sep 2018 #6

So we do what we can in other areas - like HHS, Labor and Education. ehrnst Sep 2018 #8

I agree with you on this. Hopefully we can make cuts over the years to come. jalan48 Sep 2018 #10

Absolutely. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2018 #12

Mama Mia that's a lot of dough. democratisphere Sep 2018 #5

"Years of belt tightening" Docreed2003 Sep 2018 #7

Bernie Sanders voted AGAINST it? Not voting with the Democrats? Interesting. NurseJackie Sep 2018 #9

optics I imagine. It had increased funding to social programs but... JHan Sep 2018 #13

Bracing for the criticisms towards Democrats..because of a singular focus on the defense increase.. JHan Sep 2018 #11