Rogers: Biden Defense Budget Fails to Keep Pace with Inflation & Adversaries

Washington, DC, March 11, 2024

U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on President Biden's budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25)

"The President's budget request complies with the mandated numbers of the FRA. Unfortunately, this defense topline number fails to keep pace with inflation and our adversaries.

"I have been saying this for some time now – our defense budget should be built with the goal of deterring the threats facing our nation. Instead, we are forced to build a budget to meet an arbitrary number. I worry about the long-term impact this budget process will have on our national defense.

"The House Armed Services Committee will now begin our process of reviewing the President's request. In the spring, the Committee will produce a National Defense Authorization Act that will meet the threats posed by those that seek to undermine our way of life and take care of the servicemembers who defend our freedoms."