GOP Reps. Jack Bergman (Mich.) and Michael Waltz (Fla.) are joining the House Armed Services Committee…. Democratic Reps. Derek Kilmer (Wash.), Pete Aguilar (Calif.), Cheri Bustos (Ill.), Charlie Crist (Fla.) and Ann Kirkpatrick (Ariz.) are joining the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee…. The White House has nominated Veronica Daigle to be assistant secretary of defense for readiness and force management.
Post-Leadership, McConnell Plans to Push for More Defense Funding
When Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell steps down from his Senate leadership role after the November elections, he’ll have at least two more years in the Senate. Now he’s signaled one of his priorities as a rank-and-file Senator is to increase defense funding,...
