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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
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
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
McConnell On U.S. Hard and Soft Power at Senate Appropriations Hearing w/ OMB Director Vought
questioned Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Russell Vought about spending on defense and foreign … requirements with yesterday’s dollars… “A base budget request that fails to keep pace with inflation, let alone
McConnell on American Leadership; Standing with Israel and Ukraine
tiny percent of our defense budget – we helped a smaller military resist invasion by a vastly larger … strength atrophy. “A base budget request that cuts defense spending in real terms doesn’t show Moscow
McConnell Opening Statement at SAC-D Hearing on FY 26 Budget Request for the Navy
Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Navy”. Prepared text of his opening … extent to which you think the President’s budget request would provide the resources necessary to meet, deter
McConnell Opening Statement at SAC-D Hearing on FY 26 Budget Request for the Army
Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Army”. Prepared text of his opening … gauge whether such a decision would put their budgets, operational capabilities, or readiness at risk? And what
McConnell Previews SAC-D Hearing on FY 26 Budget Request for the Intelligence Community
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell
McConnell Opening Statement at SAC-D Hearing on FY 26 Budget Request for the Department of Defense
Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Department of Defense”. Prepared text … detail: What, exactly, the Office of Management and Budget is requesting on behalf of the Department of Defense