Rep. Mike Rogers is no stranger to enormous defense budgets. Now the Alabama Republican in charge of the House Armed Services Committee is aiming for a new record-busting number in 2027: $1.5 trillion.
In part one of an exclusive interview with Breaking Defense’s Congress and Industry Reporter Valerie Insinna, Rogers argues for spending five percent of US gross domestic product on defense and how offering $450 billion to the Pentagon in a new reconciliation bill can help get there.
Stay tuned for part two of the interview on a future episode of the Congressional Roundup.