April 07, 1983
The President is deeply disappointed by the Senate Budget Committee's vote on budget authority for the Department of Defense. It is his hope that a majority of the committee will find a way to reconsider their action.
Note: By a vote of 17 to 4, the committee approved a 5-percent increase in military spending authority after accounting for inflation. The President had requested a 10-percent increase after accounting for inflation.
Ronald Reagan, Statement by Deputy Press Secretary Speakes on Defense Spending Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/262415