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Senate’s Defense Bill For Reconciliation Adjusts Shipbuilding Funds, Wicker Knocks Budget Plan

Senate’s Defense Bill For Reconciliation Adjusts Shipbuilding Funds, Wicker Knocks Budget Plan
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee posture hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., March 16, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright)

The Senate GOP has revealed its defense portion of the reconciliation bill with some slight adjustments from the $150 billion version the House passed, while the chair of the Armed Services Committee criticized the White House’s use of these funds to reach the proposed $1 trillion defense topline for fiscal year 2026. The most significant changes in the Senate’s bill from the House version of the defense language includes a $5.7 billion reduction in shipbuilding while adding over $4 billion…

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