While a lot of the consideration was targeted on the $841.4 billion the Pentagon will obtain from the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, and Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia Democrat, inserted a provision that may stop presidents from unilaterally pulling out of NATO.
This week, Congress handed the NDAA with robust majorities — 87-13 within the Senate and 310-118 within the House. President Biden is predicted to signal the laws into regulation.
“NATO has held strong in response to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s war in Ukraine and rising challenges around the world,” Mr. Kaine stated in an announcement.
Former President Donald Trump consistently ripped European nations throughout his time in workplace for being delinquent of their funding of NATO. If elected to a second time period within the White House, he can be unable to withdraw from the alliance with out working it previous the House and Senate.
“The Senate should maintain oversight on whether or not our nation withdraws from NATO. We must ensure we are protecting our national interests and protecting the security of our democratic allies,” Mr. Rubio stated in an announcement.
Mr. Kaine referred to as U.S. assist for NATO “foundational for our national security.”
“It also sends a strong message to authoritarians around the world that the free world remains united,” he stated.
