{"id":23590,"date":"2021-08-30T17:43:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T17:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/08\/30\/rogers-proposes-25-billion-defense-plus-up-ahead-of-ndaa-markup\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:05:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:05:56","slug":"rogers-proposes-25-billion-defense-plus-up-ahead-of-ndaa-markup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2021\/08\/30\/rogers-proposes-25-billion-defense-plus-up-ahead-of-ndaa-markup\/","title":{"rendered":"Rogers proposes $25 billion defense plus-up ahead of NDAA markup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 In a rebuke to President Joe Biden\u2019s proposed defense budget, a key Republican is recommending $25 billion more in spending for the House\u2019s draft defense policy bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Armed Services Committee ranking member Mike Rogers, R-Ala., plans to offer an amendment to his panel\u2019s draft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2021\/08\/02\/defense-top-line-will-probably-go-up-key-dems-see-gop-boost-as-path-to-a-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\">2022 National Defense Authorization Act<\/a>, which is set to be debated in committee on Wednesday. It would increase weapons procurement spending by $9.8 billion, drawing significantly from the military\u2019s unfunded priorities lists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense News obtained <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.militarytimes.com\/assets\/pdfs\/1630346537.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">multiple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/republicans-armedservices.house.gov\/sites\/republicans.armedservices.house.gov\/files\/Topline%20Amendment%20Highlights.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">summaries<\/a> of the amendment, which were circulating on Capitol Hill Monday. The amendment comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2021\/06\/29\/smith-slams-f-35-lifecycle-costs-in-latest-salvo\/\" target=\"_blank\">HASC Chairman Adam Smith<\/a>, D-Wash., unveiled a draft NDAA that matches Biden\u2019s request of $744 billion for Pentagon and Energy Department defense programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2021\/03\/15\/virginia-lawmakers-preemptively-oppose-retiring-carrier-truman\/\" target=\"_blank\">and some Democrats<\/a>, have said for weeks that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2021\/05\/28\/eyeing-china-biden-defense-budget-boosts-research-and-cuts-procurement\/\" target=\"_blank\">Biden\u2019s national defense proposal<\/a>, which planned to divest some ships and aircraft to prioritize modernization, is inadequate to deter a rising China. Rogers said in a statement he hopes to see the amendment supported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe cannot afford to cut corners and play politics with our national security,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cPresident Biden\u2019s proposed defense budget for FY22 was wholly inadequate \u2014 leaving our men in women in uniform in a vulnerable position and projected<b> <\/b>weakness to our adversaries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rogers\u2019 amendment would bar the Navy from decommissioning three aging cruisers, as part of a $4.7 billion seapower spending addition over Smith\u2019s mark. It also would include $1.5 billon for another DDG-51; $1.2 billion for an additional amphibious assault ship; $668 million for an added oiler and $567 million to expand procurement to three Virginia-class submarines per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The amendment would add $1.7 billion for air power, including $394 million for four additional KC-130Js for the Navy and Marine Corps; $340 million for two additional P-8 Poseidons for the Navy; and $212 million for nine additional UH-60 Blackhawks for the Army National Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It proposes $878 million in ground vehicle additions, including $234 million for Abrams tank upgrades; $183 million for HMMWV modifications; $139 million for Stryker upgrades and $120 million for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another $5.2 billon is added for research, development, test, evaluation accounts, including $3.7 billion for \u201cemerging technologies,\u201d according to one summary. Budget lines for military construction and facilities improvements would net another $3.8 billion in total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least one Democrat, House Armed Services Committee vice chair Elaine Luria, has announced support for the Rogers amendment. Luria, who represents a shipbuilding-heavy district in Virginia, lauded the bill\u2019s \u201csignificant investments\u201d in shipyards and naval vessels that would be used to deter China in Pacific waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWithout additional resources, we will lose another generation of shipbuilding in this country, and we will be less prepared to defend both the U.S. and our allies\u2019 interests,\u201d Luria said. \u201cI intend to join Ranking Member Rogers and support the amendment adding $25 billion to our defense budget.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, the evenly-divided Senate Armed Services Committee advanced a version of the FY22 NDAA that included $25 billion above Biden\u2019s proposal. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2021\/06\/29\/house-pentagon-spending-bill-bumps-up-weapons-procurement\/\">FY22 defense appropriations bill<\/a> that tracks with Biden\u2019s budget <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2021\/07\/14\/house-appropriators-advance-706-billion-defense-spending-bill\/\">advanced<\/a> out of the House Appropriations Committee, but with less support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the narrowly divided House and the 50-50 Senate, Democrats will likely need Republicans to pass defense measures. For months, Rogers has been among the Republicans signaling that the path to gaining GOP support involves a defense plus-up. Smith and other lead Democrats have acknowledged that Republicans have significant leverage in that push.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, Smith told Defense News he doesn\u2019t agree with the increase but is open to the idea as a means of advancing the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe people who want to spend more than the Biden number have built a lot of support, and yes, I think that [$25 billion increase] is a potential bipartisan pathway,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI don\u2019t support it, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s where we should go, but at the end of the day, I have one vote.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe reality is, as we\u2019ve seen with the defense appropriations bill, we do not have the votes to pass it with just Democrats, and that\u2019s the worst kept secret in the building,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd it is very important to pass a defense bill; it has a lot of important policies that we\u2019re trying to get done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also on Monday, more than two dozen House Democrats warned against an increase, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/repmarkpocan\/status\/1432382249085833222\" target=\"_blank\">letter<\/a> led by progressive Reps. Mark Pocan and Barbara Lee to Smith, rebuking the SASC\u2019s plus-up when \u201cAmerica\u2019s largest national security thread is a global pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSurpassing the President\u2019s request by such a larger and unwarranted amount should not be the starting position of the House Armed Services Committee, particularly when current defense spending levels should already be reduced,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a rebuke to President Joe Biden\u2019s proposed defense budget, a key Republican is recommending $25 billion more in spending for the House\u2019s draft defense policy 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