Frederico Bartels is a policy analyst for defense budgeting at The Heritage Foundation's Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy.
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The House of Representatives will likely vote later this week on H.R. 7617, a 1,165-page behemoth that would spend more than $1 trillion in taxpayers’… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The House of Representatives and the Senate approved their respective versions of the National Defense Authorization Act last week. Both passed with strong bipartisan support…. Read More
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The Congressional Progressive Caucus introduced a measure in both the Senate and the House to cut the U.S. defense budget by 10%. The proposed amendment… Read More
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The House Appropriations Committee approved its fiscal year 2021 funding bill for the Department of Defense on July 14 on a straight party-line vote of… Read More
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The House Armed Services Committee last week unanimously approved its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, with all 56 members who were present voting… Read More
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The Senate Armed Services Committee last week passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021. The bill passed by a… Read More
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress has already approved more than $2.4 trillion in new deficit-increasing measures, from new spending to tax relief…. Read More
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Back on Feb. 15, when the Department of Defense released its budget request, the world and the United States looked a lot different. The NBA… Read More
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The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020 is heading to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature. It represents a big step in the… Read More
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President Donald Trump and Congress did what they had to do to get out of town for Congress’ two-week recess last Friday, agreeing on a… Read More
