{"id":47214,"date":"2020-08-06T19:56:29","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T19:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/06\/next-coronavirus-relief-package-must-include-a-big-defense-boost-gop-leaders-argue\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:51:13","slug":"next-coronavirus-relief-package-must-include-a-big-defense-boost-gop-leaders-argue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/budget\/2020\/08\/06\/next-coronavirus-relief-package-must-include-a-big-defense-boost-gop-leaders-argue\/","title":{"rendered":"Next coronavirus relief package must include a big defense boost, GOP leaders argue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican defense lawmakers are pushing for the next emergency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/\" target=_blank>coronavirus<\/a> funding package to include a hefty boost for defense spending, saying that the pandemic\u2019s effects on military spending have cut across an array of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2020\/07\/27\/extend-contractor-reimbursement-period-trade-groups-urge-congress\/\" target=_blank>program and procurement accounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSocially distanced production spaces, provision of PPE, self-quarantining, disrupted logistics have generated significant bills,\u201d the group wrote in an open statement on Thursday. \u201cThese COVID-related effects made defense programs less efficient and more expensive, and DOD cannot redirect money from other crucial priorities to cover these costs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments lawmakers \u2014 Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe, R-Okla.; House Armed Services Committee ranking member Mac Thornberry, R-Texas; House Appropriations Committee ranking member Kay Granger, R-Texas; and the appropriations committee\u2019s defense panel ranking member Ken Calvert, R-Calf. \u2014 come amid negotiations on the latest multi-trillion relief package between House Democrats and White House officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense officials have said publicly they need at least $10 billion in emergency funding to cover pandemic-related costs and avoid exhausting other modernization and readiness funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/07\/28\/gop-coronavirus-bill-includes-at-least-7-billion-for-weapons-programs\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1227723338.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">GOP coronavirus bill includes at least $7 billion for weapons programs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Senate Republicans\u2019 proposed $1 trillion coronavirus relief package includes at least $7 billion for weapons programs, part of $29 billion for defense overall.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A plan unveiled by Senate Republicans late last month included more than $29 billion in new funding for the Defense Department, including more than $7 billion in funding for purchase of new equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But congressional Democrats have attacked that plan as containing too many items unrelated to real needs created by the coronavirus crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., in June said he believes the Defense Department can handle the new costs within their existing budget. 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Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., last month blasted the Republicans for prioritizing \u201ca wish-list from the Department of Defense for manufacturing of planes, ships, and other weapons systems\u201d over more pressing community needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday\u2019s statement was designed to counter that criticism, with the Republican lawmakers calling it \u201cshort-sighted\u201d not to invest money back into national security needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Department of Defense cannot afford to incur over twenty billion dollars in unfunded coronavirus impacts without damaging their hard-fought readiness gains and combat capability,\u201d the group wrote. \u201cIt would be wrong to ask them to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/07\/27\/extend-contractor-reimbursement-period-trade-groups-urge-congress\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/us-capitol-dome.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Extend contractor reimbursement period, trade groups urge Congress<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Trade groups are urging lawmakers to extend the window for reimbursing government contractor costs for COVID-19 connected disruptions and cost increases, set to close Sept. 30.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawmakers also noted that military leaders have \u201cbeen on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 while simultaneously holding the line against terrorists abroad and competitors like Russia and China.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And they also noted that money assigned to the military can also be directed to \u201ccritical small businesses representing thousands of employees\u201d through the department\u2019s Defense Production Act authority, giving a critical lifeline to the defense industrial base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether their argument has any impact on the current negotiations remains to be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters on Wednesday said he didn\u2019t see any compromise package as realistic if a deal isn\u2019t reached with congressional Democrats by Friday. 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