Budget Matters Blog

Category: Budget Process


Another $88 billion for the Iran war? Fund human needs, instead.

The $88 billion Trump is requesting for endless war to profit weapons contractors and his cabal of corporate cronies should be helping people instead.


Our federal budget is showing us that Congress is putting ICE first and families last. It should be the other way around.

Trump's mass deportations and detention agenda has been granted a total of $240 billion through 2029. This money could do wonders for millions of families by funding healthcare, food, and education. 


ICE Out of Target: Why a Familiar Store Is at the Center of Nationwide Protests

Across the country, people are beginning to ask a hard question: what does it mean to shop at a company that is cooperating with ICE and Border Patrol?


Ten Examples of MAGA’s Militarized Excess in 2025

As the first year of Trump’s second term comes to a close, here are ten examples of MAGA’S excessive, wasteful, inhumane, and unstrategic militarized spending in 2025. 


MAGA Priorities: Golden Dome Over Hungry Families

Once again, the MAGA regime is prioritizing billionaire Pentagon contractors over struggling families.   President Trump and the MAGA regime are weaponizing hunger against millions of Americans by refusing to fund SNAP during the Republican-led government shutdown, resulting in the first ever lapse of food stamp benefits beginning on November 1. ...


The Trillion Dollar Trade Off: War & Weapons VS. Basic Needs

President Trump is requesting a record-high $1.01 trillion “defense” budget for FY 2026 while gutting federal agencies and social services that actually keep the country safe – things like clean air and water protection, Medicaid, child nutrition, the Department of Education, green energy, and so much more.   The U.S. already...


Good Trouble: Moral Mondays at the U.S. Capitol to Defend Americans from a Destructive Budget

Faith leaders have powerfully gathered in Washington D.C. to speak up against Republican-led proposals for more war and mass deportation spending.


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. 


Congress Boosts the War Machine and Executive Power, While Cutting Services for Working People

While the continuing resolution is a step in the wrong direction, we must stay focused on an even bigger fight ahead: budget reconciliation.   


Parity, Schmarity: The Budget Deal Gives 56% of the Discretionary Budget to the Military

The budget deal struck by the White House and House Republicans begins what could be a long-term shift in federal spending from domestic programs toward the Pentagon.