GOP Rep. Mike Flood (Neb.) said Sunday that Congress should prioritize funding the Pentagon, replenishing munitions and supporting U.S. troops before considering President Trump’s proposal to pay every American adult a $5,000 dividend. Trump announced the plan Wednesday at the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas, saying it would be funded by the country’s economic strength and would apply if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in November. With roughly 270 million adults in the United States, the proposal could represent a substantial federal outlay, though the source does not provide a total cost. Flood, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, compared the dividend to tax cuts and said it should be evaluated if it supports economic growth and increases GDP (total economic output). Several Republican lawmakers have criticized the plan as inflationary, while Former Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) called it a socialist vote-buying scheme. The Trump administration requested $67.1 billion in additional defense funding earlier this summer, including $17.3 billion for operational costs and $21 billion for munitions. Flood said the military should take priority as the Iran war continues into its seventh month and depletes the Pentagon’s stockpiles of missile interceptors. The administration has previously reallocated funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to provide U.S. service members with a $1,776 dividend last holiday season, and Trump has previously promised tariff rebate checks for Americans.