Republican lawmakers are trying to include $30 billion for military projects in the new COVID-19 eme [View all]
The Senate Republicans' version of a $1 trillion stimulus bill released on Monday includes billions of dollars for defense spending — including funds that were previously allocated to military projects but later redirected to President Donald Trump's controversial barrier along the US-Mexico border.
Nearly $30 billion in the bill referred to as the "Heals Act" would be allocated for military spending should it pass without objection from Democrats. The "Heals" in the bill's name is an acronym for "Health; Economic Assistance; Liability protection; and Schools."
The bill, which is intended to respond to the economic pressure caused by the coronavirus pandemic, would allocate $686 million for F-35 stealth fighters, $650 million for A-10 ground attack airplane wing replacements, $1.4 billion for four expeditionary medical ships, and $720 million for C-130J transport aircraft.
Defense projects like the $261 million US Navy expeditionary fast transport ship, which is constructed in Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby's home state of Alabama, were originally redirected to Trump's border wall project in the previous quarter. The new bill would fund provide $260 million in funds for the project.
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Let Trump pay for his fucking wall, especially since it can't even stand up to a hurricane.
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