House poised to add billions to Trump's military budget
By: Leo Shane III, June 22, 2017
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee says it’s not President Donald Trump’s fault his defense budget proposal is billions below what the military needs.
The commander in chief just doesn’t know better, in large part because he still hasn’t staffed up the Pentagon.
“I believe the president is very committed to rebuilding the military and repairing the damage,” Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, told reporters on Thursday. “I think our budget does a lot more of that than the one (the White House) sent over.”
http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/thornberry-trump-budget-disparity-too-small
