Hewitt Urges GOP to Pass $1.5 Trillion Defense Bill as Iran Fight Exposes Munitions Gap
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 18
Hewitt Urges GOP to Pass $1.5 Trillion Defense Bill as Iran Fight Exposes Munitions Gap
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 18
Summary
A $1.5 trillion Trump defense request should move through a fast-track “Reconciliation 3.0,” Hugh Hewitt argued, saying House and Senate Republicans must fund both immediate needs and multiyear military spending through 2028.
Recent fighting with Iran exposed a shortage of US interceptor stockpiles and wider weaknesses against missiles and drones, which Hewitt said left Washington unable to fully shield Gulf allies, shipping in the Strait, and partners including Israel and Taiwan.
He called for a crash expansion of interceptor production, more defensive deployments to Gulf states and Israel, and out-year appropriations to force a larger Pentagon procurement surge.
That push lands as Senate Republicans are still delaying work on a third reconciliation bill, with internal divisions over policy, pay-fors and politically difficult votes ahead of the midterms.