Asks Quote by Donald Trump

If the military is to show the capabilities that we demand and expect of it, then the defense budget has to continue to rise.

— Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

We need a defense budget that's big enough to sustain an increase in the size of the Army.

— Jim Talent

We all know spending levels for defense and other urgent priorities have been woefully inadequate for years. But we haven't found the will to…

— John McCain

I ask the American people to consider the legacy this administration has handed us in the defense budget as we spend billions of U.S.…

— Rick Larsen

It is time we had a defense budget that lives within its means, accounts for what is truly required in Iraq and provides the…

— Pete Stark

At Concerned Veterans for America, we've made the case that the defense budget could be targeted for spending reform, but in a targeted fashion…

— Pete Hegseth

Budgets reflect our priorities, who we are as a nation, what we're going to put first, and emphasize and invest.

— Brad Schneider

I'll continue to advocate for a responsible federal budget that strengthens our national security and puts our future generations on fiscally sound footing.

— Tommy Tuberville

Cuts to defense budgets are already underway...there is now a lot of emphasis starting with the President that we have to build up our…

— James F. Hoge Jr

I have long believed there is a lot of waste in the defense budget.

— Bob Beckel

I said that this would be a Budget based on prudence for a purpose and that guides us also in our approach to public…

— Gordon Brown

The 'defense' budget is three quarters of a trillion dollars. Profits went up last year well over 25%. I guarantee you: when war becomes…

— Chalmers Johnson