GOP Rep. David Schweikert introduced an amendment to strike $6 billion of inflationary spending from Democrat Rep. Jared Golden's National Defense Authorization Act amendment.
$840 billion National Defense Authorization ActNestled within the bill, however, is a $37 billion amendment from Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, that includes over $6 billion in spending to address military "inflation" costs, including fuel.
"I hope my amendment to strike $6 billion in inflation-subsidy spending will be accepted," the Arizona Republican continued, warning that, otherwise, "this increased spending will only add to our economic troubles."that also includes spending to boost shipyard infrastructure as well as build the U.S.’s third DDG-51 destroyer ship.
The Arizona Republican was applauded by fiscal conservative leaders for his amendment to strike the inflationary spending from Golden’s amendment. "At a time when too few lawmakers are willing to thoughtfully consider where America might be spending too much at the Pentagon, Congressman Schweikert has offered a prudent as well as necessary reduction to the national defense topline – around $6 billion, when the House-proposed budget is already $37 billion higher than it was just a short month ago," National Taxpayers Union director of federal policy Andrew Lautz said.
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