Pentagon Spending

Last Friday, February 21 Senate Republicans passed a $340 billion budget framework, allocating substantial funds to military spending and border security, despite unanimous Democratic opposition. This framework includes up to $150 billion for the Pentagon and $175 billion to fund President Trump’s agenda for mass immigration detention and deportation over four years.  

Urge Congress to oppose any FY25 appropriations bills that increase the Pentagon budget beyond the limits set in the bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act.

These lists contribute to ballooning military spending and compound an already dysfunctional Congressional budget process.

Instead of giving the Pentagon and weapons contractors an additional $30 billion to fund their wish list for weapons and war, the American people deserve to get our own unfunded needs met. This year, FCNL’s People’s Unfunded Priorities List highlights four key areas where these additional funds could be better spent supporting human needs.

Every year Congress requires the Pentagon to submit “wish lists” for additional weapons, offering a backdoor to boosting already exorbitant military spending. To rein in wasteful and unnecessary Pentagon spending, FCNL is supporting the bipartisan Streamline the Pentagon Budgeting Act.

Urge Congress to rein in wasteful Pentagon spending by supporting the Streamline the Pentagon Budget Act.

In all of these conversations, we heard one clear message: People want members of Congress to work across partisan divides on behalf of their constituents.

In a world that feels increasingly consumed by conflict, the United States faces critical decisions regarding national security and Pentagon spending.

Instead of giving the Pentagon and weapons contractors an additional $16.4 billion to fund their wish list for weapons and war, the American people deserve to get their own unfunded needs met. This year, FCNL’s People’s Unfunded Priorities List highlights four key areas where these additional funds could be better spent supporting human needs.

The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) deplores today’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R 2670) by the House of Representatives.