Congressman to Mattis: Prepare for ‘a lean future’ as national debt continues to rise

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Congressman to Mattis: Prepare for ‘a lean future’ as national debt continues to rise
By: Joe Gould   1 day ago
 

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s two-year budget boost may be as good as it’s going to get for the military, the House Armed Services Committee’s top Democrat warned Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

The comments come amid new government estimates that the U.S. budget deficit will exceed $1 trillion in two years, as tax cuts and spending increases signed by President Donald Trump do little to boost long-term economic growth.

https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2018/04/12/smith-to-mattis-prepare-for-lean-years/

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First of all, it seems the democrat(s) are confident they will win one or both houses in the midterms.  Secondly, they can't stand the thought of the U.S. as a strong independent nation, not bound to the UN or any other treaty.  They obviously don't believe Washington's warning about not getting involved in entangling alliances (If you want the country to be free)