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John Cornyn: “Fiscal year 2026 non defense discretionary spending totaled…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cornyn on President Trump's SOTU Address, OMB's Efforts to Rein In Spending

Published | Video Starts at 15:47

Fortunately, we've refrained from passing an omnibus spending package this Congress, but we've also made progress through regular order appropriations on lowering year over year spending. Fiscal year 2026 non defense discretionary spending totaled $18 billion less than 2025. and overall spending levels were about a billion dollars less. And of course, while a billion dollars may sound like pocket change compared to our national debt, again, it's heading in the right direction. (15:47–15:56)

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Asserts that non-defense discretionary spending in fiscal year 2026 is $18 billion less than in 2025.

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