Budget Matters Blog

Entries By Lindsay Koshgarian


GOP Budget Will Cause Human Suffering On a Massive Scale

It doesn’t have to be this way. Alternative investments that build a more secure and equitable society for everyone are necessary and possible.


Ten Things We Could Fund Instead of a Military Parade

Here are ten programs President Trump has cut (or threatened to cut) that we could save for about $45 million or less.trill


President's 2026 Budget is a Bonanza for Weapons and Prison Contractors

Today, President Trump revealed the broad strokes of his budget request to Congress for 2026. This request does not meet the nation’s needs. 


Watch what Trump does (not what he says)

Tonight President Trump will address Congress, and who knows what he’ll say. But it’s easy to get too swept up in what he says. Instead, watch what he does.  


If Pentagon contracts were a federal agency, they would be the biggest federal agency

If some theoretical well-meaning person or effort were looking for ways to save taxpayer dollars, Pentagon contracts would be the place to start. Musk has set his team of DOGE destroyers on agencies from USAID to the Department of Education - both of which are puny compared to Pentagon contracts. 


Leave Federal Workers Alone. Cut Pentagon Contracts Instead.

In recent days, President Trump has promised that Musk would soon turn to the Pentagon. But if saving money were really the goal, the Pentagon’s contracts, worth $414 billion in FY 2022, would have been the most logical place to start. 


Take 7: The Pentagon Fails Another Audit

With big publicity around efforts to cut government spending, we’ll find out whether the incoming administration and Congress are willing to hold the Pentagon accountable. 


Militarized Funding in Biden Budget Totals Well Over $1 Trillion (and it will grow)

While the larger budgets makes some important strides forward, this discretionary proposal won’t provide security we need, in terms of costs of living, quality of life, climate change, or securing peace.


The Senate's Failed War and Border Deal is Not Security

The $118 billion bill that Senate leaders put forward this week is a deal that never should have been made. 


Pentagon Fails Its Sixth Audit

There is an entity whose job it is to prevent this sort of abuse: Congress. With each failure at the Pentagon, Congress is failing, too.