Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) called the Trump administration's fiscal year 2027 defense budget request "outrageous," according to CBS News. The proposal represents a 42% increase over 2026 levels. Said Kelly on "Face the Nation": "When I got to the Senate five and a half years ago, the defense budget was just over $700 billion. Now they're asking for twice as much money — it's nearly the amount that the rest of the world pays for its defense."