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Sanders amendment to the 2026 defense bill: cut the Pentagon budget by 10 percent

Senate vote · S. 2296 · On the Amendment · October 9, 2025Military

Would have cut the Pentagon budget by 10 percent and moved the money to dental care for veterans.

Liberty position
Nay
The Senate voted
10 Yea, 88 Nay
Why Nay is the liberty side
A vote for it is a vote to shrink the US military.

Counted under the measure A strong military.

The bill on Congress.govThe official roll call

The count

98 current members of Congress were in the Senate for this vote. Members who have left Congress are not listed.

On the liberty side
86
50 Republicans, 35 Democrats, 1 Independent
Against the liberty side
10
9 Democrats, 1 Independent
Not counted
2
1 Republican, 1 Democrat

On the liberty side

86 current members voted Nay.

Against the liberty side

10 current members voted Yea.

Not counted

2 current members missed the vote or voted present. Neither counts for or against a member.

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