Mike will oppose the radical left's attempts to cut our defense budget, which would leave our military under-prepared and under-equipped.
Mike Ezell will oppose cuts to the defense budget.
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Evidence
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Ezell said Congress was advancing appropriations “the right way,” citing bills that “support the men and women who keep our country safe” and “strengthen” national security.
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Ezell voted in favor of the FY26 NDAA and said the bill delivers “tools, pay, and support” for troops and is a “win” for national security.
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Ezell says one of his top priorities is advocating for responsible federal investments that strengthen communities, the economy, and national security, and explains how he participates in the appropriations process.
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The House Appropriations Committee said the FY26 Defense Bill provides $831.5 billion, flat to FY25, and that the bill supports a major defense investment aligned with the OMB topline.
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House Republicans said the FY26 appropriations package “strengthen[s] America’s military” and that the House completed all twelve appropriations measures for Fiscal Year 2026.
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 278 on H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, as an On Passage vote that passed 216-212. The roll call lists Representative Ezell, Republican of Mississippi, voting Yea.
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CBO estimated that H.R. 8800 would authorize appropriations totaling $1.1 trillion for 2027, nearly all for national defense, and that defense-program authorizations would be $252.4 billion, or 28 percent, more than 2026 discretionary defense funding.
Assessments
Ezell took same-term actions consistent with opposing defense-budget cuts, including voting for FY2026 and FY2027 NDAA measures and publicly supporting defense and national-security appropriations. The FY2027 NDAA he supported authorized substantially higher defense-related funding, which is directionally opposite to cutting the defense budget. However, the record provided does not show him voting against a specific proposed defense cut or directly pledging opposition in a concrete budget-cut fight, so the promise is best credited as partially fulfilled rather than fully delivered.
Available evidence shows Ezell consistently supported defense and national-security funding during his current House term, including backing appropriations measures and voting for the FY26 NDAA. That behavior is directionally consistent with a promise to oppose defense-budget cuts. However, the record provided does not clearly document him specifically opposing an actual proposed defense-budget cut, nor does it show a distinct anti-cut action that definitively fulfills the promise. Because he materially supported maintaining or strengthening defense funding but the evidence falls short of proving the exact promised outcome, partial credit is most appropriate.