{"id":7703,"date":"2026-07-16T14:21:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T09:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7703"},"modified":"2026-07-16T14:21:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T09:21:40","slug":"cole-heads-to-camp-david-to-talk-defense-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7703","title":{"rendered":"Cole heads to Camp David to talk defense funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/87\/fa\/66f37da24277899a4b30a2bc8d6b\/u-s-congress-24976.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole is headed to the president&#8217;s retreat at Camp David as lawmakers assemble a third party-line package that falls short of Donald Trump\u2019s ambitious defense spending target.<\/p>\n<p>Cole (R-Okla.) said he is headed to the Maryland outpost Thursday where he expects to have conversations about defense funding levels and &#8220;general things.\u201d Cole was unsure of the full attendance list for the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Cole acknowledged Wednesday that the House GOP budget resolution released Wednesday morning comes in far under the $350 billion Trump has been calling for on Pentagon spending. The House framework included just $73 billion for defense and intelligence. <\/p>\n<p>Trump has proposed a record-breaking $1.5 trillion for the overall defense budget for the coming fiscal year, and the party-line bill is seen as key to reaching that goal without needing Democratic support.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think they&#8217;re probably just dealing with political reality there. I haven&#8217;t gotten an explanation from them yet,&#8221; Cole said Wednesday afternoon. &#8220;I am headed out tomorrow to Camp David for a quick discussion and I&#8217;m sure that&#8217;ll be dealt with then.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A group of select Budget Committee Republicans, Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and White House officials held private meetings at Camp David earlier in the week to nail down a plan for the slimmed-down $95 billion package. Trump was not in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Budget Committee Republicans were summoned by White House officials and boarded a bus Sunday for the presidential retreat for a 24-hour marathon sprint of budget talks.<\/p>\n<p><i>Meredith Lee Hill contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole is headed to the president&#8217;s retreat at Camp David as lawmakers assemble a third party-line package that falls short of Donald Trump\u2019s ambitious defense spending target. 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