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An aerial view of northbound Interstate 35 at Stassney Lane in South Austin after a severe snow storm in February that caused massive power outages. A new congressional bill would help Texas companies weatherize electricity infrastructure. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune
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In a rare but upbeat moment of bipartisanship, Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Democratic U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas rolled out a new bill Thursday they say will better prepare the state for future extreme weather.
“A proposed increase of $13 billion in defense spending is far too much given its already rapid growth at a time of relative peace. We cannot best build back better if the Pentagon’s budget is larger than it was under Donald Trump
“We recognize that non-defense spending has a proposed 16% increase, versus the 1.7% increase in defense spending,” he added. “But increased spending on the Pentagon on fraud, waste, and zero accountability is still just that, and takes away from funding that could be spent on other people-centric policies like healthcare, education and housing.”
Earlier on Friday, an administration official responded to progressive criticism by arguing the budget works to bring non-defense spending “back to its 30-year historical average.”
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