1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

I am writing to urge you to vote against the White House request for a $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget. We already spend too much money on war and weapons, and not enough on the needs of our citizens. I urge you to oppose any increase to the Pentagon budget for 2027, and to vote for any amendment to cut that budget. Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion budget for the Pentagon would be a stunning 66% increase over last year’s already enormous $900 billion Pentagon budget. Trump and this Congress have already cut over a trillion dollars from funds for Medicaid, Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, and SNAP, which helps low income people buy food. Millions of people are expected to lose health care coverage and food. The Pentagon is unaccountable to American taxpayers and has never passed an audit. More than half of the Pentagon’s budget (54 percent) is paid to corporate military contractors, whose profits are rising. Further gigantic increases would be grossly irresponsible. Please oppose Trump’s $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget and oppose any increase in Pentagon funding this year. This money should be invested in meeting basic needs in our communities.