WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Jack Reed issued the following press release:
Today, the Trump Administration proposed raising the fiscal year 2027 defense budget by 50 percent, to $1.5 trillion, a figure that includes some $350 billion that Trump wants Republicans to pass on a party-line vote outside the annual defense authorization and appropriation process, which means less oversight and fewer strings attached.
U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, criticized the president's budget request. Reed vowed to challenge the Administration to justify every penny and urged his Congressional colleagues to work on a bipartisan basis to develop a more responsible defense budget that better prioritiz...