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HASC Chair Sees DoD Budget Dispute Among Dems If Biden Wins

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HASC Chair Sees DoD Budget Dispute Among Dems If Biden Wins
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) said Tuesday he predicts Democrats will have to settle significant intra-party differences on reducing the defense budget if former Vice President Joe Biden wins the election, while noting he believes the Pentagon should still be able to operate well if spending were to remain flat. “The defense budget is going to be flat for awhile. There’s no reason on Earth, in my view, that we cannot defend the United States of…

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