$886 B for war approved for 2024 budget

$886Billion for war in 2024

Both the US House and US Senate have adopted the new budget for the agents of war in America for 2024 – that budget is $886 Billions, while the proposed Biden expenditures for supplying Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with another $105 billion os ssto;; be debated in Congress.

Also, in Congress waiting for action is another $25 billion for special requests from the military services.

That is over $1 Trillion dollars. The bill (HR2670, S2226) for the $889 has already been signed by Pres. Biden. The $889 amount is an increase of 3% over last years budget ($28 billion).

The vote in Congress was 220Y/208N with more Democrats voting in favor than Republicans (163 D; 147 R). Only 45 D voted N). All Oregon Democrats voted No except for Rep. Salinas who voted Yes with the Oregon Republicans. See https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h72 for details. The vote in the Senate was 87 Y to 13 N. Oregon Senators Wyden and Merkley both voted NO. Only three states had both their senators voting NO, MA, OR and VT. See https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/s343 for details.