US President Donald Trump called for Congress to pass "Reconciliation 3.0," a bill that would include $350 billion in defense funding, in a Truth Social post on Tuesday.
"The United States Military has never been stronger, or more powerful," he announced in the post.
"This year we set even more Historic Recruiting Records, months ahead of schedule. Morale has never been higher. Our Military’s unmatched POWER was on full display during our Celebration of 250 Years of American Independence and, like our Country, the WAR DEPARTMENT has never been 'HOTTER.' We need to keep it that way."
Reconciliation 3.0, Trump said, must be the House and Senate's number one priority.
"The SAVE AMERICA ACT, which everyone is asking for, paired with the full funding of our Great Department of War, can be passed very quickly, ensuring that the United States of America stays FREE for Generations to come," he declared.
House Budget Committee rejects bill if not fully paid for
In June, Politico reported that several members of the House Budget Committee had said they would not vote for the Reconciliation 3.0 bill unless it was fully paid for on a yearly basis.
House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington claimed that the legislation could be fully covered by existing fraud-tackling initiatives, saying that, "We know the money’s there. The question is, do we have the political will as a conference to do those things?”
Earlier that month, Politico reported that the House Freedom Caucus had demanded that Reconciliation 3.0 include an extension to a prohibition on political funding of abortion providers, and an elimination of clean energy tax credits.