Congress Set to Give Pentagon $6.5 Billion for Ukraine War, Money for Troop Pay Increase – By Rebecca Kheel (Military.com) / March 9, 2022
Congress is poised to approve $13.6 billion to respond to the war in Ukraine, including $6.5 billion for the Pentagon to cover the cost of sending weapons to the country as it battles a Russian invasion and deploying U.S. troops to Eastern Europe.
The money was attached to a broader government spending bill unveiled early Wednesday morning that would fund the government through September and give defense programs $782 billion, not including the emergency Ukraine funding. The bill also funds the 2.7% pay increase active-duty service members began receiving in January.
The House is expected to pass the bill later Wednesday, followed by the Senate in the coming days.
