Gabe Murphy

Policy Analyst focused on national security at @Taxpayers – Views are my own. Pronouns: he/him

[Responsible Statecraft @RStatecraft]

At no point have more Americans supported the Iran War than opposed it. In terms of net public support, it’s the first U.S. war to be fought entirely under water, writes @stephensemler

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[Bloomberg TV @BloombergTV]

Today on Balance of Power, hosts Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz interviewed Steve Ellis, president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, about the Trump administration’s supplemental funding request https://t.co/wvb7KHpuwJ

[Briana Reilly @briana_reilly]

Senate Dem appropriators are panning the admin’s supplemental request.

“It doesn't appear to be a real thing, like it's not intended to pass,” Sen. Chris Murphy told reporters. “I don't know what it's intended to do, but it's clearly not intended to pass.”

[John Bresnahan @bresreports]

.@PattyMurray warning on White House $87 billion supplemental request:

“I will closely review this request in its entirety and ensure we take care of our servicemembers, but I will not rubberstamp tens of billions more for this disastrous war of choice.”

[Burgess Everett @burgessev]

Dem leaders already criticizing Trump's supplemental request

Schumer: "We should be lowering costs for the American people, not writing another blank check for Trump"

Murray: "I will not rubberstamp tens of billions more for this disastrous war of choice"

[John M. Donnelly @johnmdonnelly]

NEW: The House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee's new bill would add $577 million for Paladin howitzers the Army didn't seek but the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee did. If the new spending boost is enacted, fully $1.3 billion would have been appropriated since fiscal 2024 for howitzers the Army wants to stop building because, the service says, they are too bulky for the fast-paced modern battlefield. https://t.co/jZuKsmiI1O

[Responsible Statecraft @RStatecraft]

Reining in military spending isn’t a partisan issue for American taxpayers. A recent poll found that 65% of Americans oppose increasing the DoD budget from $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion. It’s not hard to understand why.
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[Gabe Murphy @GabeRMurphy]

I welcome genuine debate on this. But the author conveniently omitted from his bio his role at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, which takes funding from virtually every Pentagon contractor hoping for space-based interceptor contracts... https://t.co/R3BbOI4OPS

[RealClearDefense @RCDefense]

A Response to the Opponents of Space-Based Interceptors in Golden Dome https://t.co/4ujx010ETp

[Responsible Statecraft @RStatecraft]

Advancing the president’s pursuit of a nearly 50% increase in military spending could be viewed as giving this administration, and potentially future administrations, a green light to continue waging wars without congressional approval.

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[Taxpayers for Common Sense @taxpayers]

Thanks to @LeoShane & @connorobrienNH for highlighting this in @POLITICOPro’s Morning Defense newsletter!

[Taxpayers for Common Sense @taxpayers]

Along w/ @NTU, @RSI, & @Protectaxpayers, we sent a letter to House appropriators urging support for efforts to lower the Pentagon spending bill’s $1.07 trillion topline, & urging opposition to the bill should those efforts fall short. https://t.co/1byQgTlq9s

[Responsible Statecraft @RStatecraft]

NEW @dan_grazier @StimsonCenter : Many of the dollars that will be appropriated for military purposes in 2027 will be borrowed and tacked onto the ballooning national debt. But that is only part of the problem.
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[Taxpayers for Common Sense @taxpayers]

As House appropriators get ready to mark up the Pentagon spending bill on Wednesday, TCS analyst @GabeRMurphy highlights in @RStatecraft the unprecedented fight over the Pentagon’s enormous budget request, & urges lawmakers to keep fighting it. https://t.co/Yaw0pIm26Z

[Stephen Semler @stephensemler]

WSJ reports that Trump will request ~$80 billion to cover the US military’s Iran War costs.

Last month, I estimated direct US war costs totaled at least $72 billion. Establishment media were reporting $29 billion.

Unimaginably niche bragging rights

[Responsible Statecraft @RStatecraft]

NEW: 11 lawmakers spoke out in the NDAA debate to cut $150 billion from the Pentagon's $1.5 trillion proposal. @GabeRMurphy points out why this is potentially a big deal.
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[Gabe Murphy @GabeRMurphy]

@connorobrienNH @ValerieInsinna Also of note: Democrats *unanimously* supported @SenMarkKelly’s amendment to cut the Pentagon’s topline budget by $150 billion. It’s motion 13 in the report

[Briana Reilly @briana_reilly]

The report shows the nine Democrats who opposed advancing the Senate NDAA out of committee: Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Hirono, Kaine, Warren, Peters, Duckworth, Kelly and Slotkin.

Many say they voted against it to protest topline Pentagon spending and the Iran war.

[Responsible Statecraft @RStatecraft]

“If you bought a new car and it only worked 25% of the time, you'd go yell at your dealer until they fixed it or covered the cost of a new one; you wouldn't go back and buy another new car.” -- @GabeRMurphy @taxpayers

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[NOTUS @NOTUSreports]

There is a shift on Capitol Hill as Democrats get more comfortable saying “no” to the Pentagon’s proposed budget.
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