# Trump Plan Would More Than Double Space Force Budget, Bypass 60-Vote Cloture Threshold

- slug: trump-plan-would-more-than-double-space-force-budget-bypass-60-vote-cloture-threshold
- date: 2026-04-04
- category: Space & Aerospace

The $17.5B Golden Dome budget bypasses the Senate filibuster entirely. That is not a bigger number — it is a structural change in how the US funds weapons.

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