McConnell Remarks at SAC-D FY27 Air Force Budget Hearing
discussions with the other services, major increases to topline defense spending represent a tremendous opportunity to improve readiness
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discussions with the other services, major increases to topline defense spending represent a tremendous opportunity to improve readiness
wherever they arise. And the substantial increase to topline spending in the FY27 request gives us an opportunity … said before, what happens under that topline matters a great deal. The amount we’re willing to invest
powerful signal. But what goes on under that topline matters. The way this budget request is structured matters … couldn’t do it all without sufficient topline. This year, the FY27 request sets a higher topline…High
defense is welcome news. But details beneath that topline will determine whether the U.S. military can train, equip
that were unnecessarily hamstrung by an insufficient defense topline. Ongoing conflicts have exacerbated these and other urgent military
that were unnecessarily hamstrung by an insufficient defense topline. Ongoing conflicts have exacerbated these and other urgent military
sustained, year-on-year increases to the defense topline, to prioritize investments in the industrial base that equips … today comes in at $14 billion below that topline. “The final bill is only $8.4 billion above
sustained, year-on-year increases to the defense topline, to prioritize investments in the industrial base that equips … today comes in at $14 billion below that topline. “The final bill is only $8.4 billion above
omnibus package and adheres to a fiscally responsible topline agreement that decreases overall discretionary spending, while making
doesn’t keep pace with inflation. The FY26 topline won’t come close to covering growing costs
omnibus package and adheres to a fiscally responsible topline agreement that decreases overall discretionary spending,” the Administration stated
state broadband agencies to develop plans based on topline funding levels, with the NTIA having the authority
National Defense Authorization Act that raised the defense topline by more than $30 billion to meet these growing
third year of anemic Biden-era toplines. I don’t think the President assembled his policy and budget
conflict in multiple theaters seriously. But ultimately, our topline allocation of $852.5 billion – which sits higher than either
opportunity makes the Congress’ work to secure robust topline defense funding even more important, and I will continue
funding baked into a base budget. The constrained topline, of course, is forcing services to make artificially tough
most basic level, an FY26 base defense topline that doesn’t keep pace with inflation – let alone with … reckon with the deficiencies of the defense topline. If our objective is to build a force capable
substitute for steady growth in the annual budget topline. In fact, it may well end up functioning
request are still to come, but the topline summary released by the Office of Management and Budget gives … defense plenty to be concerned about, already. “Annual topline investment in the Department of Defense is a measure
prospects of innovation and reform like anemic topline spending. Nothing signals more unmistakably that America is unserious than … easier if we cut the topline in real terms or force the defense enterprise to innovate for today
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell
consign the Department of Defense to topline funding even lower than President Biden’s last defense budget request … flexibility, and additional resources beyond the Biden FY24 topline. But this measure still falls well short of meeting
need to raise the defense budget’s topline — or the looming, self-inflicted harm to readiness and lethality … appropriations. We cannot rebuild our military without bigger topline investments in defense. Mitch McConnell, a Republican, represents Kentucky