Stated position
Committed to press for Fiscal Year 2026 defense appropriations above the administration's budget request, urging colleagues to fund the military at higher levels as the FY26 process began.
Stated position. What this official has said they believe on this issue — a sourced claim, shown distinctly from any assessment of what they did. It is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
Derived from a tracked promise: “Committed to press for Fiscal Year 2026 defense appropriations above the administration's budget request, urging colleagues to fund the mili…”
Sources
- Office of U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (Statement on FY26 Budget Request Defense Topline)https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=D4BCC052-6920-45A3-84ED-A6845872CE93 ↗
“I hope and expect that my colleagues will join me in placing America's national security first as we begin the FY26 appropriations process.”