Sen. Dan Sullivan voted against last night's bill to avoid a federal debt default, after trying to transfer $18 billion in funding from the IRS to the military. Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted yes on the compromise, which passed 63-36.
Thursday night, on a 63-36 vote. But it stalled for a few hours when a group of senators, including Alaska’s Dan Sullivan, argued the bipartisan agreement doesn’t spend enough on the military.“Authoritarian dictators with immense appetite for conquests are on the march. And yet, what does this budget agreement do? It cuts defense spending significantly,” he said from the Senate floor.
“The choice is clear,” he said just before the vote on his amendment. “More Navy ships, soldiers and Marines to protect America, or more IRS agents to harass Americans?”The compromise bill already cuts into the funding boost Congress gave the IRS last year. The Biden administration and Senate Democrats say the agency needs the money to modernize and crack down on wealthy tax cheats.
Sullivan voted against the final bill, citing the level of military funding. Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted for it.
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