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McConnell in FOX News: Hungary’s voters offer a lesson for those on the right drawn to Orban
defense has come despite Hungary’s defense budget shrinking by 6% last year and Orban’s active opposition
McConnell Statement on FY27 Budget Request Defense Topline
following statement on the outlined President’s budget request: “Undoing the damage of chronic underinvestment in the national … significant annual investment in our military strength. Budget reconciliation, for its part, can only supplement — not replace
McConnell Comments on War Powers, Next Steps in Iran
around. Administrations have failed to submit budget requests that meet the basic requirements of the military. Congress
Terminate the Trump tariffs before it’s too late
families $1,200 a year, while Yale’s Budget Lab estimates the tariffs would cost the average American
The Permanent War Party Seeks to Undermine America First Once Again
over $1.7 trillion and a defense budget over $47 billion, South Korea is leagues ahead of its northern … paltry $26 billion and defense budget between $1.5 billion and $4 billion. Seoul is more than capable
Bonuses for Cost Cutters Will Stop Government Waste
decades, behaved as though the fundamentals of basic budgeting don’t apply. But that’s hardly surprising considering … widespread practice of “use-it-or-lose-it” budgeting has been the result, and it has to stop
Congress Must Face Facts – It Spends Too Much Money
Penny Plan,” which would have balanced the federal budget in five years. But the uniparty opposed my plan … offered plan after plan to balance the budget, and each time it was defeated by the coalition
$5 Billion MORE in Refugee Welfare? Congress WILL Never Learn.
more welfare for refugees until Congress balances its budget. It’s time for action, not just words
McConnell in POLITICO Magazine: What the West Must Do Now at Munich Security Conference
need to build increases into their annual base budgets, investing credibly in deterrence and the common defense year … higher funding for critical munitions into their base budgets. At long last, Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg
McConnell on FY26 Defense Appropriations, Work Ahead
seem to heed this advice. In fact, senior budget and defense officials welcomed the first full-year continuing … left the Pentagon operating on President Biden’s budget and handicapped President Trump’s effort to restore peace
McConnell Delivers Remarks on NATO, Greenland, and the Credibility of U.S. Alliance Commitments
America? “European allies continue to grow their defense budgets, but ours have stayed flat across successive Administrations … increase in defense spending. But the annual defense budget request from OMB this year doesn’t keep pace
Chairman McConnell in The Wall Street Journal: Peace Through Strength Is Worth Paying For
gross domestic product. The defense budget request for fiscal 2026 from the Office of Management and Budget shows … President Reagan’s peace-through-strength Cold War budgets allocated about twice as much as we spend
McConnell on Taiwan’s Special Budget Request, Defense Investments Across Indo-Pacific
today regarding President Lai’s $40 billion special budget request for defense: “From historic new investments in Australia … President Lai’s request for an historic special budget investment to bolster Taiwan’s defenses with cutting-edge
Senator McConnell Secures Over $11 Million for Kentucky Agriculture and Rural Communities
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) budget for equine health. Previously equine health was grouped with
McConnell: Servicemembers Deserve Open Gov’t, Full-Year Defense Funding
scrape together unobligated balances within the Defense budget in order to uphold the nation’s promise to servicemembers
McConnell: Delivering “Trump Buildup” Will Require Serious, Full-Year Defense Appropriations
function for another year on the anemic defense budget signed into law by President Biden … efficiency. The armed services want to make their budgets simpler, more efficient, and more flexible by consolidating budget
Dr. Rand Paul Introduces Six Penny Plan to Balance the Federal Budget in Five Years
Introduces Six Penny Plan to Balance the Federal Budget in Five Years WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Senator Rand Paul … introduced the Six Penny Plan, a federal budget resolution that will balance on-budget outlays and revenues within
McConnell and Coons in The Washington Post on FY26 Defense Appropriations
Pacific allies, and go beyond the president’s budget request (and the funding approved by our counterparts … instead of passing an updated budget. This was a tremendous missed opportunity to make serious, full-year investments
Chairman McConnell Opening Statement at FY26 Defense Appropriations Markup
which sits higher than either the President’s budget request or the House’s mark – underscores that … final reconciliation bill and the FY26 base budget request left unfunded, including advanced procurement for Virginia- and Columbia
McConnell Remarks at McCain Institute Russia Task Force Event
Ukraine: a small fraction of our defense budget has helped Ukraine resist and degrade a more powerful military
Senator McConnell Joins Colleagues in Advocating for Critical NIH Research Funding
White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), advocating for the disbursement of appropriated funds for the National
McConnell on Continuing U.S. Lethal Assistance to Ukraine
clean up his staff’s messes. And the budget OMB sent to Congress does not put America
McConnell on Senate Passage of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill
investment on top of a steadily increasing base budget, not an invitation to offload major annual priorities
McConnell Opening Statement at SAC-D Hearing on FY 26 Budget Request for the Air Force and Space Force
Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Air Force and Space Force”. Prepared … become a habit of consecutive administrations. Unfortunately, the budget we’re here to discuss today is no exception