Hegseth hints at higher defense budgets as OMB says another reconciliation bill is possible

SIMI VALLEY, California—Last summer’s $156 billion one-time boost for defense spending through the reconciliation bill is likely “only just the beginning,” the defense secretary said on Saturday.“The President has said, and continues to say, he's committed to rebuilding the military, and that requires spending, and substantial spending,” Pete Hegseth said during his keynote address at the Reagan National Defense Forum Saturday. “Just this week, and I was