June 2, 2026 - Download PDF Version
Last year, Congress gave the Pentagon a $156 billion boost, bringing the total Pentagon budget to more than $1 trillion. Now, the Trump administration has requested a $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget. The first step toward passing that colossal budget – or not – is the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act.
Any increase to Pentagon spending is unconscionable while Americans are struggling to make ends meet and the social safety net is being gutted. Last year’s H.R. 1 cut Medicaid and SNAP benefits even while it boosted spending for the Pentagon and war. Much of that $156 billion Pentagon boost has still not been spent, and yet Congress is considering increases that put us on the path to Trump’s $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget.
Because of H.R. 1 and other policies, more than 14 million people are at risk of losing health insurance. Some 3.5 millionpeople have already lost SNAP food benefits since H.R. 1 was enacted, from July 2025 to February 2026.
Instead of more funding for weapons and war, Americans deserve a government that supports them when times are tough.
In fact, the cost to provide Medicaid to 14 million Americans at risk of losing their insurance AND provide SNAP benefits to the 3.5 million who have already lost benefits amounts to less than the Pentagon’s $156 billion bonus – just $116 billion.
It’s still possible for Congress to correct this egregious wrong by enacting different spending priorities. The table shows how each state’s taxpayer contribution for $150 billion in Pentagon spending could cover that state’s population at risk of losing insurance, and food assistance for the vast majority of those at risk.
In most states, the taxpayer share is more than enough to cover everyone at risk from H.R. 1 cuts, with billions left over.
A table for congressional districts can be found here.
TABLE: How many people could have SNAP or Medicaid Instead of $150 Billion for the Pentagon?
| Row Labels | Taxpayer Share of $150 Billion | Increase in Uninsured by 2034 due to H.R. 1, ACA Lapse, and other policies | People Who Could Receive Medicaid Instead | Reduction in SNAP beneficiaries from July 2025 to February 2026 | People Who Could Receive SNAP Instead | Percent of at-risk for Medicaid AND SNAP who could be covered by state's share of $150 billion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $1,312,800,000 | 150,000 | 274,600 | 40,203 | 568,100 | 100% or more |
| Alaska | $235,500,000 | 29,000 | 25,400 | 824 | 63,900 | 87% |
| Arizona | $2,540,500,000 | 420,000 | 318,700 | 433,443 | 1,161,100 | 59% |
| Arkansas | $730,900,000 | 140,000 | 122,900 | 15,818 | 335,800 | 84% |
| California | $23,414,000,000 | 1,700,000 | 3,004,500 | 287,760 | 10,150,000 | 100% or more |
| Colorado | $3,036,900,000 | 190,000 | 460,800 | 23,139 | 1,358,500 | 100% or more |
| Connecticut | $2,767,500,000 | 150,000 | 313,700 | 29,686 | 1,209,500 | 100% or more |
| Delaware | $450,600,000 | 46,000 | 41,100 | 14,523 | 207,500 | 84% |
| District of Columbia | $576,200,000 | 32,000 | 46,900 | 6,720 | 247,500 | 100% or more |
| Florida | $10,550,300,000 | 1,500,000 | 2,132,200 | 303,063 | 4,781,800 | 100% or more |
| Georgia | $3,782,200,000 | 500,000 | 754,200 | No data | 1,676,600 | No SNAP data |
| Hawaii | $493,700,000 | 42,000 | 82,000 | 6,714 | 111,300 | 100% or more |
| Idaho | $532,000,000 | 50,000 | 72,900 | 6,758 | 246,900 | 100% or more |
| Illinois | $6,373,600,000 | 520,000 | 970,100 | 194,521 | 2,753,200 | 100% or more |
| Indiana | $2,086,100,000 | 290,000 | 206,100 | 47,162 | 884,900 | 68% |
| Iowa | $1,006,800,000 | 110,000 | 131,600 | 18,589 | 492,300 | 100% or more |
| Kansas | $1,043,800,000 | 63,000 | 109,600 | 16,490 | 476,800 | 100% or more |
| Kentucky | $1,152,900,000 | 220,000 | 123,800 | 21,017 | 595,100 | 55% |
| Louisiana | $1,299,300,000 | 330,000 | 174,400 | 118,926 | 577,000 | 48% |
| Maine | $440,000,000 | 33,000 | 48,300 | 9,948 | 207,700 | 100% or more |
| Maryland | $3,274,700,000 | 210,000 | 347,200 | 21,830 | 1,511,100 | 100% or more |
| Massachusetts | $5,208,100,000 | 210,000 | 484,300 | 123,245 | 2,210,000 | 100% or more |
| Michigan | $3,595,200,000 | 390,000 | 609,500 | 124,189 | 1,727,000 | 100% or more |
| Minnesota | $2,671,100,000 | 180,000 | 221,600 | 15,891 | 1,412,000 | 100% or more |
| Mississippi | $580,700,000 | 110,000 | 63,800 | 33,882 | 264,600 | 54% |
| Missouri | $2,002,600,000 | 230,000 | 213,500 | 43,981 | 866,400 | 89% |
| Montana | $376,200,000 | 50,000 | 56,500 | 5,972 | 180,500 | 100% or more |
| Nebraska | $687,200,000 | 54,000 | 70,400 | 15,349 | 320,300 | 100% or more |
| Nevada | $1,236,300,000 | 110,000 | 244,700 | 59,696 | 619,100 | 100% or more |
| New Hampshire | $735,600,000 | 32,000 | 87,600 | 938 | 365,800 | 100% or more |
| New Jersey | $6,112,300,000 | 390,000 | 654,200 | 38,602 | 2,618,600 | 100% or more |
| New Mexico | $543,900,000 | 98,000 | 68,600 | 16,305 | 238,100 | 67% |
| New York | $12,795,100,000 | 860,000 | 1,299,900 | 150,191 | 5,078,000 | 100% or more |
| North Carolina | $3,615,800,000 | 450,000 | 489,900 | 152,458 | 1,739,600 | 99% |
| North Dakota | $311,300,000 | 26,000 | 28,000 | 4,946 | 135,700 | 100% or more |
| Ohio | $4,101,300,000 | 460,000 | 519,600 | 99,156 | 1,785,400 | 100% or more |
| Oklahoma | $1,068,600,000 | 180,000 | 195,200 | 92,569 | 486,000 | 90% |
| Oregon | $1,640,400,000 | 210,000 | 216,800 | 50,549 | 776,500 | 97% |
| Pennsylvania | $5,638,200,000 | 450,000 | 502,800 | 182,538 | 2,635,200 | 100% or more |
| Rhode Island | $483,800,000 | 42,000 | 55,000 | 12,937 | 203,100 | 100% or more |
| South Carolina | $1,553,400,000 | 190,000 | 296,500 | 55,304 | 696,600 | 100% or more |
| South Dakota | $296,000,000 | 20,000 | 39,700 | 4,094 | 123,000 | 100% or more |
| Tennessee | $2,329,400,000 | 210,000 | 364,400 | 97,242 | 1,017,900 | 100% or more |
| Texas | $12,134,400,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,668,200 | 333,671 | 5,359,100 | 100% or more |
| Utah | $1,096,500,000 | 150,000 | 143,400 | 19,188 | 483,800 | 92% |
| Vermont | $267,100,000 | 18,000 | 30,700 | 2,813 | 119,400 | 100% or more |
| Virginia | $4,268,400,000 | 350,000 | 417,700 | 121,140 | 1,995,900 | 100% or more |
| Washington | $4,633,000,000 | 430,000 | 637,500 | 29,594 | 2,137,500 | 100% or more |
| West Virginia | $400,200,000 | 75,000 | 51,400 | 15,312 | 195,800 | 65% |
| Wisconsin | $2,247,000,000 | 110,000 | 307,300 | 21,682 | 1,159,100 | 100% or more |
| Wyoming | $253,800,000 | 9,700 | 36,600 | 2,173 | 129,600 | 100% or more |
| Total | $149,983,200,000 | 14,219,700 | 19,836,300 | 3,542,741 | 66,696,200 | 100% or more |
