President Trump Thursday called on the Republicans’ Senate leaders to take swift action on the $350 billion reconciliation package.
The Trump administration and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have pushed for the bill, usually referred to as Reconciliation 3.0, to help finance a proposed $1.5 trillion military budget for fiscal 2027.
“I rebuilt our Military in my First Term, and we’re doing it AGAIN, bigger and better than ever before!” Mr. Trump said on social media.
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“The Radical Democrat Majority in the next Congress has already made it clear that their Number One Agenda is to BLOCK and RESIST this historic investment in our National Security.”
The President said Democrats “want to leave our Warriors weak and unguarded, but the American People want their Warriors SAFE and STRONG.
“That’s why TODAY I am calling on Senate Leadership to IMMEDIATELY move on the 350 Billion Dollar Reconciliation Bill to give our brave Warriors the DECISIVE ADVANTAGE they deserve. Our Military must be strong, powerful, and respected.
“Republicans must deliver for our Warriors. The Democrats never will. The time is NOW. MAKE AMERICA STRONG AGAIN!”
Last July, the House passed a $1.15 trillion package for the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act and sent the bill to the Senate, where it has been stymied by Democratic resistance.
House and Senate Republicans, meanwhile, have been pushing to add $350 billion to the total planned 2027 defense spending through reconciliation bills — a process that lets Congress change the funding it previously passed.
Usually, lawmakers pass one to two reconciliation packages per fiscal year, and the current process is fraught with the price tag associated with the Iran war.
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