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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry is among the many lawmakers who voted for sequestration in the form of the Budget Control Act of 2011 but who now call for hikes in defense spending. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Opinion: They Voted for Caps. Now They Want More Defense Spending

By Steve Bell
Posted February 5, 2018 at 5:02am
A boy sits on his veteran father’s shoulders during the New York City Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11, 2016. Interest in military service is dropping among American youth. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images file photo)

Opinion: As Military Budget Grows, Civil-Military Divide Remains

By Steve Bell
Posted January 22, 2018 at 5:03am
Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain, center, and House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry, left, arrive for an NDAA conference committee meeting in October. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Opinion: Defense Spending Approaches Moment of Reckoning

By Steve Bell
Posted November 27, 2017 at 5:02am