
The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee said Monday he predicts Congress will once again boost defense spending over the president’s requested topline and reverse select plans in the budget that call for legacy system divestments. “The fact is the budget just doesn’t deal with that reality. It didn’t last year. Congress had to address that. But I make this point, and I’ve been up here a long time, presidents propose budgets, Congress writes budgets. And I don’t…