House Defense Cuts Are Clashing With the Reality of Rising Costs
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By Thomas McInerney
September 14, 2019
Against the recommendation from our nation’s armed forces, some in Congress are once again trying to downscale the size and scope of the American military. Only this time, they are facing stiff resistance from perhaps their greatest political adversary: reality.
On August 1, 2019, the Department of Defense released a report on a variety of major defense acquisition programs—initiatives essential to the continued progress of America’s armed forces. The report found that a 5.26% across-the-board increase in funding is necessary to ensure America’s national security needs are met. According to the DoD, the U.S. military cannot afford extensive budget cuts.
But Members of the House of Representatives, it would seem, didn’t get that memo.
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