Collins, Senate GOP Eye $5 Trillion Pentagon Funding via 2- to 3-Year Reconciliation

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 30

Susan Collins, Roger Wicker and Senate GOP leaders are weighing a budget-reconciliation plan to lock in Pentagon funding for two or three years rather than rely on a single-year bill.
Up to $5 trillion could be forward-funded under the approach, which backers say is needed to avoid shutdown-driven stopgaps and keep military modernization on track.
The proposal comes as Congress prepares the 2027 defense budget and broader Pentagon spending, with the NDAA setting policy but not providing the actual money.
Collins, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, is being cast as central to the effort as Republicans argue threats from Iran and China make regular-order budgeting too risky this year.

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