Defense hawks on Capitol Hill are working to shore up details on the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion spending request as they race to get a head start on the FY2027 funding bills and a potential military reconciliation package.
The interplay between the $1.15 trillion base budget request and the $350 billion reconciliation package will receive a lot of attention from top lawmakers in the weeks ahead — especially as military leaders put the finishing touches on a separate Iran war supplemental.
Top military officials briefed leading defense appropriators Tuesday and Wednesday on their spending plans, the first round of meetings since the budget dropped two weeks ago.
