Chairman Arrington Statement on President Trump’s FY27 Budget

WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released the following statement after the Trump Administration released its Fiscal Year 2027 Budget:

“The President’s budget delivers on three key budgetary imperatives: cutting wasteful spending programs, investing in our national security, and promoting economic growth.

While Republicans have made significant strides to put our nation on a better fiscal path, the only lasting solution to addressing our long-term, unfunded liabilities is for Republicans and Democrats to acknowledge the unsustainable trajectory of our major social welfare programs and address them in a bipartisan way.

That kind of leadership must define this moment in order to reverse the curse of a looming debt crisis and preserve our children’s future.

President Trump has an historic opportunity and undoubtedly the deal-making prowess to save these critical programs and deliver even stronger fiscal reforms than Reagan and Tip O‘Neill achieved almost a half?century ago.”

• 3 percent projected average economic growth from 2026-2036.
• Total FY 2027 base discretionary spending is $1.814 trillion. This is an increase of $178 billion or 11 percent compared to last year.
• Including the $350 billion mandatory spending request for defense, the total discretionary request for FY 2027 is $2.164 trillion—an increase of $372 billion or 21 percent from last year.
• The $2.164 trillion total is divided between $1.504 trillion for defense (an increase of $445 billion or 42 percent) and $660 billion for non-defense (a decrease of $73 billion or 10 percent).
• Beyond FY 2027, the budget projects the $350 billion mandatory spending to not continue.
  • Non-mandatory defense spending would gradually increase from $1.154 trillion in 2027 to $1.355 trillion by 2031 and then freeze after.
  • Non-defense would see a 2 percent cut every year, falling from $660 billion in 2027 to $550 billion by 2036.