
Quiet Congress. Congress held a flurry of hearings the week of May 22 to review the Trump administration's newly unveiled fiscal year 2018 budget request. The week of May 29 is expected to be much quieter on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers headed home for a Memorial Day break.Thornberry Bill. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has introduced a bill (H.R. 2621) aimed at improving the U.S. military’s ability to respond to crises in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The bill…