Senators and Air Force officials clash over FY26 request, warn reconciliation split risks programs
Senate subcommittee members and Air Force and Space Force leaders told the Appropriations subcommittee the president's FY26 request leaves critical modernization and readiness needs underfunded and that shifting major procurements into reconciliation risks long‑term production stability.
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Chairman McConnell opened the subcommittee hearing by saying the president's FY26 defense request “falls well short of meeting the requirements imposed by today's threat landscape” and warned that splitting major procurement funding between the base budget and a reconciliation bill risks a “shell game” for long‑term investments.
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