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Lawmaker urges reconciliation to fund baseline military readiness in defense supplemental
Summary
A lawmaker told the panel the defense supplemental should be bipartisan and that Congress should use reconciliation to secure "baseline readiness"—"bombs, bullets, and battlefield readiness"—to let troops finish missions and return home, not to fund sweeping modernization programs.
A lawmaker addressing the panel said the measure under consideration is "a defense supplemental" and argued it "should be bipartisan," calling on colleagues to "work collectively to stand with our troops." The speaker warned that without using reconciliation the desired outcome "will not happen," framing the political decision as pivotal to ensuring forces have what they need.
The lawmaker urged Congress to use reconciliation to provide only "baseline readiness," distinguishing that from broader modernization efforts: "not Star Wars and Golden Dome and transformative modernizing of the military, just the bombs, bullets, and battlefield readiness for our men and women in uniform to finish the fight successfully and return home safely." The transcript contains no formal motion, vote, or named amendment tied to the remarks.
