Republicans Unveil Bill To Bring 2025 Military Budget to Over $1 Trillion

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by Dave DeCamp
April 29, 2025


The legislation would add $150 billion to the budget and includes $25 billion for President Trump's 'Iron Dome for America'.


House Republicans unveiled a bill this week that would bring the 2025 US military budget to over $1 trillion.

The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) totaled about $885 billion, and the new supplemental bill drafted by the House and Senate’s armed services committees would add $150 billion, bringing the 2025 military budget to a record-breaking $1.035 trillion.

The bill includes $25 billion for President Trump’s vision to create a new missile defense system for the United States, which he has called the “Iron Dome for America” or the “Golden Dome.” The project would be a boondoggle for US weapons makers and would likely kick off a new global arms race.

Republicans in the House initially proposed a budget plan to boost military spending by $100 billion, while Senate Republicans pushed for the $150 billion increase.

President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have already said they will seek a more than $1 trillion military budget for 2026, and the White House is expected to make the request for the 2026 NDAA in May.

The US has never officially had a $1 trillion military budget, but the actual cost of US military spending has exceeded $1 trillion for years. According to veteran defense analyst Winslow Wheeler, based on the $895 billion NDAA, US national security spending for 2025 was expected to reach about $1.77 trillion.



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House Republicans unveiled a bill this week that would bring the 2025 US military budget to over $1 trillion. The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) totaled about $885 billion, and the new supplemental bill drafted by the House and Senate's armed services committees would add $150...

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[Anti Globalist]

How about we cut the military budget instead of increasing it?

 

[wizardwatson]

How about we cut the military budget instead of increasing it?

Because for some unexplainable reason the United States and Israel are the greatest most intelligent all-seeing power on Earth, and no one can match our power. Everyone quakes in fear at even the thought of us glancing in their direction.

But also, some subhuman Captagon table munching 19-year jihadist rapist gangs are going to bring society to a screeching halt if we don't at least double or triple our strength.

 

[TheTexan]

How about we cut the military budget instead of increasing it?

To his credit Trump is the first President I've ever heard that even suggested he might cut the military budget.

Not that I'd ever expect him to do it, of course

 

[unknown]

To his credit Trump is the first President I've ever heard that even suggested he might cut the military budget.

Not that I'd ever expect him to do it, of course

Didn't Clinton implement some cuts to the MIC ?

 

[TheTexan]

Didn't Clinton implement some cuts to the MIC ?

He sure did, I was too young to remember

Of course it went right back up during his own Presidency but at least it dipped for like a microsecond