Hill Support Grows for More Troops But Weapon Funding May Suffer

摘要

Senior lawmakers from both sides of the aisle plan to back Marine Corps and Army efforts to permanently boost the size of their forces — even if that comes at the expense of the services' long-term technology transformation efforts. Many lawmakers, including the chairmen of key congressional committees, said in recent weeks they are concerned about the effect a buildup of ground forces could have on the four services' procurement accounts.