WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Roger Wicker issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement praising President Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal year 2027:
"President Trump's budget release marks a historic $1.5 trillion defense budget proposal, fulfilling his promise to the American people to deliver peace through strength and restore the United States as a manufacturing power. This funding will ensure our military remains the most advanced in the world, supporting an unparalleled force capable of defending our interests in the ...