Rep. Scholten and 148 other House Democrats voted for Trump’s 2026 military budget

Last week the House voted for the 2026 US military budget HR 7148, approving the proposed $840 billion for military spending requested from the Trump Administration.

The vote pass in the House 341 – 88, with 2 members not voting. There were 149 Democrats voting for Trump’s military budget, including Rep. Hillary Scholten. In fact, according to the vote breakdown every Michigan House member voted with Trump, except Rep. Tlaib.

Rep. Scholten never mentions on her Facebook page that she voted with the Trump Administration for the $840 billion in military spending, yet she likes to complain about the Trump Administration regularly. On January 24th, Scholten made the comment that “Congress is not working the way it should,” yet she voted in favor of militarism and US Imperialism with the majority of House members.

Rep. Schoten’s vote on the US military budget is consist, in that she has voted for the massive US military budget every year since she joined Congress in 2023. In addition, the majority of House Democrats voting with the Trump Administration’s proposal for $840 billion demonstrates once again that they are not an opposition party.

Considering that the Trump Administration has continued to support Israel’s genocide in Gaza, is seeking to use social unrest in Iran to justify a US intervention, the US military’s kidnapping of Venezuela’s President Maduro, the threat to invade and occupy Greenland, and so many other overt forms of US imperialism, one would think that politicians would not want to rubber stamp $840 billion more for US militarism.

Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-Il) voted no on the 2026 US military budget stating:

“As long as we are funding imperialism and authoritarianism while working people can’t afford the high cost of living. I will stand opposed.”

This is the right stance to take, since $2.01 billion in taxes leaves the 3rd Congressional district every year to fund US militarism. Imagine if that money was spent on meeting the needs of people in Rep. Scholten’s District. Unfortunately, voting for the $840 billion military budget demonstrates that Rep. Scholten is more committed to US imperialism than she is to making sure that people in her district have their basic needs met.