When Senate lawmakers return this June from Memorial Day recess, they will have to contend with the more than 190 amendments to the 2017 defense authorization bill that have been filedOf most consequence to the Defense Department and its industrial base is Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) play to increase military spending by more than $17 billion, much of which helps the services acquire new aircraft, ships and modernized vehicles it wouldn’t have been able to afford otherwise.The current…
