Defense spending

House OKs Budget Plan With Defense Hike

The US House approved a $3.8 trillion budget blueprint that includes $20 billion extra in war funds sought by defense hawks.

Asked if the vote is a major victory for House defense hawks, Armed Services Committee member Rep. Duncan Hunter replied: "No."

"I think it's as things should be," Hunter told reporters during the budget vote series Wednesday. "It's still not the best way to do so" because the additional military budgetary authority is in the war account and not the base budget.