""This is not a sure thing," said Todd Harrison, a defense budget expert with the American Enterprise Institute. "This is not going to be easy to get through Congress, even with the president's party having majorities in both chambers.""
""On the one hand, it has a lot of the things that Congress has been asking the department to focus on: heavy investments in munitions production - both interceptors and offensive weapons, heavy investments in shipbuilding, heavy investments in space based stuff," said Carlton Haelig, a fellow with the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security."
The Pentagon's proposed budget for fiscal 2027 totals $1.5 trillion, including a $1.15 trillion base request and $350 billion in reconciliation. Analysts indicate that passing this budget will be challenging, even with the president's party holding majorities in Congress. The budget includes substantial investments in munitions, shipbuilding, and space initiatives, but its size may deter lawmakers. Republicans face a June 1 deadline to pass a reconciliation bill, which is more than double last year's amount, complicating the approval process due to narrow margins in the House.
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