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Defense Reconciliation Meets the Strategic Needs of the Moment

By 2049, Beijing aims to “fully transform” the People’s Liberation Army into a world-class force, and the U.S. military cannot deter China from using this military against the national interests of the U.S. with depleted munitions, delayed ships, and an industrial base that cannot surge in a crisis. President Donald Trump’s reconciliation bill recognizes this reality and provides the defense investment needed to restore American deterrence.

The fiscal year 2027 defense request totals roughly $1.5 trillion, including $1.1 trillion in base discretionary defense funding and $350 billion in additional mandatory resources for urgent defense priorities. These mandatory budget resources are necessary for investment in the hard power required to restore deterrence and prepare the U.S. for the intensifying great power competition with China.

The $350 billion in the reconciliation bill is designed to address shortfalls that cannot be solved through ordinary budget growth alone. This includes depleted munitions stockpiles, insufficient production capacity, fragile critical mineral supply chains, and an industrial base that needs predictable demand before it can expand.

The White House budget states that the mandatory funding would support “critical Administration priorities,” such as increasing access to munitions and........

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