{"id":53811,"date":"2020-03-18T05:16:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T05:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/18\/trumps-46b-coronavirus-aid-request-includes-8b-for-dod\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:50:48","slug":"trumps-46b-coronavirus-aid-request-includes-8b-for-dod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/03\/18\/trumps-46b-coronavirus-aid-request-includes-8b-for-dod\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s $46 billion coronavirus aid request includes $8 billion for the Pentagon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2015 The White House submitted an emergency funding request to Congress late Tuesday for an additional $45.8 billion, with $8.3 billion in it for the Defense Department \u2015 all to address the new coronavirus pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The request is separate from the Trump administration\u2019s $1 trillion stimulus proposal, which it presented the same day on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the pandemic growing, resource needs have also grown. The unprecedented mobilization the Administration has achieved has forced agencies to incur unanticipated costs,\u201d White House acting budget director Russell Vought said in a letter attached to the 118-page request. \u201cThese costs must be met with a legislative response to ensure full operational capacity. The aim of this request is to maintain that capacity and ensure that resource needs created by the pandemic response are met.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t