President Trump has threatened to veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2020 if Congress adopts the House version of the bill, which increases military spending by $16 billion but does not come close to the $33 billion increase the Administration demands. When it comes to military spending…how much is enough? On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report:
Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity.
Mr Paul is spot on. The spin that an increase of $16 billion is “limiting spending” is head exploding ludicrous. Congressional failure.
Back in 2012, the argument between Obama and the Republicans was whether DoD spending would increase by 10% or 17% from 2013 to 2018. The Republicans described Obama’s mere 10% increase as “draconian cuts.”