Appropriations Full Committee

Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee today advanced their 2027 funding bill during the full committee markup. The bill sets the Pentagon budget at more than $1 trillion – the largest in U.S. history and a $234 billion increase over 2026. The excessive increase in Defense spending comes as Republicans propose nearly $13 billion in cuts to domestic programs that support working people struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.

House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement on President Trump’s request for $67.1 billion in defense funding:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN-04), Ranking Member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the full committee’s markup of its fiscal year 2027 bill.