Well it seems there a little special pork in this legislation.  Slip in an ice breaker into the bill for a few billion and no-one cares.  Unfortunately no-one also cares what other special things are also included.  
I'm all for defense spending when necessary. But when I read reports like this story and the similar reports in other publications that say  this funding will now keep a number of bases scheduled for closure open I wonder if the base is a military necessity or a pork project for the local community.