China News Service, July 15 (Xinhua) According to the U.S. "Capitol Hill" and Reuters reports, on the 14th local time, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an 840 billion U.S. dollar defense spending budget for the 2023 fiscal year, approving U.S. President Biden's increase of 37 billion U.S. dollars. dollar defense budget.
According to reports, on the same day, the US House of Representatives passed the bill with 329 votes in favor and 101 votes against.
Among them, 39 Democrats and 62 Republicans voted against it.
However, another version of the budget proposal for the US Senate has increased the budget by $45 billion.
As a result, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives will meet in the future to agree on a final compromise bill, which will be voted on in both chambers later in 2022.
Senator Jack Reed, chairman of the US Senate Armed Services Committee, said on the 13th that senators may start discussing the defense spending budget in September.
On March 28, the White House announced the 2023 fiscal year budget plan, which proposed three goals: reducing deficits, strengthening domestic and foreign security, and promoting investment in the United States.