Congress keeps holding military funding hostage. That’s a recipe for disaster.

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Congress keeps holding military funding hostage. That’s a recipe for disaster.

By Mac Thornberry September 7

Mac Thornberry, a Republican, represents Texas’s 13th District in the House and is chairman of the Armed Services Committee.

This summer, the nation mourned the 42 service members who died in accidents related to readiness challenges across our military. The deaths of 17 sailors aboard the USS John S. McCain and USS Fitzgerald, along with separate accidents claiming the lives of 19 Marines and six soldiers, grabbed the nation’s attention. But words of sorrow do not sufficiently honor their deaths, let alone prevent further incidents. It is essential to reverse the consequences of Washington’s funding paralysis and do what is right by those who raise their hands to serve.

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