- Mackenzie Eaglen, Gary Schmitt: A military in need
Why "Buy American" Cannot Work in Defense Acquisition: Case Study F-35 And Allied Partners4/20/2017 Trump's Military Budget: What It Means Defense Secretary James Mattis has privately told Congress the Trump administration's Pentagon budget request isn't sufficient to cover the cost of rebuilding the military as President Donald Trump has vowed to do, four sources familiar with the conversations told CNN. - CNN Mackenzie Eaglen and Gary Schmitt write: As things stand, OMB director Mick Mulvaney's attempt to find sufficient "offsets" in the nondefense budgets to match the increase in defense spending dollar for dollar has been a nonstarter with Democrats. Finding that new "golden ratio" will require compromise by House Republicans and Senate Democrats and leadership from a White House that prioritizes national security. Normally, a supplemental appropriations bill is only that. In this case, it could be, and should be, seen as much more. – The Weekly Standard
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