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Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the Department of Defense’s budget proposal for FY17:

"As with all Administration budget requests, Congress will consider the individual proposals, but make its own independent judgment on what is needed to defend the country."

"I am disappointed that this request does not adhere to the budget agreement made just last fall. Last year, Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act, which establishes a minimum level of funding for our military. I hoped such an agreement would provide some budget stability and begin to rebuild our military. Unfortunately, this Administration continues to play budgetary games with our country’s security and diminishes what credibility it had left."