Budget Plan Shows Pentagon Not a Biden Administration Priority, Experts Say

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The Epoch Times

WASHINGTONโ€”President Joe Bidenโ€™s budget request for fiscal year 2022 made it clear that defense isnโ€™t his top priority, at a time when the Chinese communist regime is building its military power and posing a threat to U.S. security interests.

The presidentโ€™s budget for the fiscal year 2022, released on May 28, seeks $752.9 billion for national defense, $715 billion of which is for the Pentagon. When compared to the fiscal year 2021 budget, the requested amount for the Department of Defense in 2022 reflects only a 1.6 percent increase.

โ€œDefense is not a Biden administration priority,โ€ Elaine McCusker, a defense budget expert at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), said on June 1 at a virtual event hosted by AEI.

โ€œDefense was the only federal function to not even keep pace with inflation, while domestic agencies went up by 16 percent, including a 41 percent increase for the Department of Education. Also of note, the only federal agency to take a cut at 10 percent was the Corps of Engineers.โ€

For example, the Department of Health and Human Services would receive a 23.4 percent increase and the Environmental Protection Agency would get a 21.6 percent boost in funding, according to the budget plan.

โ€œAnd there is an attempt to redefine what constitutes a national security investment to divert defense funds to non-core activities,โ€ McCusker said.

She pointed out there was no mention of military capabilities among critical investments under the heading โ€œConfronting 21st Century Security Challengesโ€ in the budget, while COVID-19 foreign assistance, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Population Fund, and establishing a global health security agenda were among the administrationโ€™s commitments listed.

BY EMEL AKAN

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