John Bennett writes the committee has already passed the bill that matches the White House’s request for $606 billion in defense funds, including $526.6 billion for the Pentagon’s base budget and $79.4 billion for Afghanistan and other overseas operations.
The House Armed Services Committee has approved its version of the bill, which would give the Pentagon $552.1 billion in base funds and $85 billion for the war budget, according to the report.
A House-Senate conference committee will write a final version of the bill to be signed by President Barack Obama, Bennett reported.