Several top Dems are tearing into Senate Republicans' draft coronavirus relief legislation for proposing another $30 billion in defense spending, saying the bill's provisions prioritize buying weapons over aiding unemployed Americans during the pandemic
The GOP relief legislation sets aside $29.4 billion for the Defense Department and to cover pandemic-related costs to the defense industry. Of that, approximately $11 billion covers reimbursements made to contractors who provide paid or sick leave to employees who can't access federal facilities during the pandemic, which was mandated in March under the CARES Act.
The legislation also allocates an extra $2.2 billion for Navy shipbuilding, including $1.4 billion for four new expeditionary medical ships, $260 million for the Expeditionary Fast Transport and $250 million for amphibious warships.Though the bill states the funding for each program is "to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally," it is unclear what link each specific weapons program has to pandemic aid.
"While it is true that COVID-19 poses a real and credible threat to our national security, you don’t have to be doctor or a four-star general to understand that spending billions on new helicopters, combat vehicles, and fighter jets is not the solution to this complex problem," Smith said in a statement.
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