The Defense Sec. that looked down his nose at the Congress that writes the checks ?
He’s been making the rounds there…..
He might want to stop firing the General’s that Senator’s like?
Top Republicans appeared skeptical Wednesday of the Pentagon’s record-breaking budget request, despite their desire to increase defense spending and a personal plea from Pete Hegseth.
Members of the Republican Study Committee — the House conservative caucus that includes some of President Donald Trump’s fiercest advocates on Capitol Hill — expressed concerns after a meeting with the Defense secretary that another $350 billion boost would surge federal spending and the national debt….
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Lawmakers who met with Hegseth on Wednesday said the reconciliation money would provide more funds for munitions upgrades, modernization efforts and cutting-edge defenses such as the Golden Dome initiative.
He took only a few questions from lawmakers, they said, and limited discussion of the Iran war to the costs of the conflict and the controversial peace deal Trump signed last week.
But his message to Republican lawmakers didn’t provide immediate dividends. Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) said he would support the extra $350 billion only if it were paired with other policy priorities, such as voting reforms and “the complete defunding of Planned Parenthood.”
“And it would be helpful if [the Defense Department] could pass an audit,” he added.
House Armed Services Committee member Rick McCormick (R-Ga.) said he also wants to see some of the military windfall offset by government program cuts. But he acknowledged that many of those trade-offs may make the package harder to pass through Congress….
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