Today, Republicans decry a defense topline of $733 billion. But in a letter to the President, 23 of the 26 @HASCRepublicans specifically called for that exact amount. https://bit.ly/31qfYs1 #FY20NDAA (1/3)
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(1/3) Our commanders have expressed time and time again that 3-5% real growth is necessary to repair our readiness.
@MacTXPress’ amendment offers specific programs that the#NDAA cut. Members will have the opportunity to support those programs on the record.
(2/3)“[W]hen we say 3-5 %, that's to maintain the current competitive advantage…Obv. more resources would result in a more decisive competitive advantage, but we actually identified that as the minimal necessary to make sure we could do what must be done by 2025.”-Gen. Dunford
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(3/3) The National Defense Strategy, written by a non-partisan commission, also called for 3-5% real growth. 3% being the bare minimum to keep up with readiness needs and peer adversaries.
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