Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) called the Trump administration’s proposed defense budget “outrageous” and said the White House needs to back a proposal “that makes sense for the moment we’re in.”

“The $1.5 trillion request from this administration, it’s outrageous,” Kelly said. “When I got to the Senate 5 1/2 years ago, the defense budget was just over $700 billion. Now they’re asking for twice as much money. It’s nearly the amount that the rest of the world pays for its defense.”