New Democratic Push For DoD Cuts Highlights China, Shipbuilding Woes
"If we get into a conflict with China, this is not going to be like a World War II conflict where we have massive elements of the industrial base that can quickly convert to manufacturing the necessities for war...that's just not going to happen," Rep. Rob Wittman says.
By Paul McLeary on March 26, 2021 at 3:12 PM
WASHINGTON: Amid growing pressure from left-leaning Democratic lawmakers to reduce and redistribute defense spending by billions of dollars a year, a top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee says his colleagues need to study the intel more closely.
Last week, 50 House Democrats wrote President Joe Biden arguing he should divert “hundreds of billions of dollars now directed to the military†to diplomatic, humanitarian, and public health programs at home and abroad. The effort follows a similar failed attempt in the Senate last year to cut defense spending by 10%, which was handily defeated on floor votes.
“I encourage the folks that have signed that letter to look at the impact of their decision and to actually get the briefs, get the classified briefs as to what the current state of threat is for the United States,†Rep. Rob Wittman, a top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, told.me.
https://breakingdefense.com/2021/03/new-democratic-push-for-dod-cuts-brings-highlights-china-shipbuilding-woes/
