
With the Blue Wave pushing new Democratic lawmakers with military backgrounds into the House, expect the next House Armed Services Committee (HASC) to take a scalpel to the defense budget to emphasize value and mission need, and contribute even more to the U.S. national security conversation, said Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.).Having new Democratic veterans on committees such as HASC, Foreign Affairs or Intelligence will allow the new majority to “have much more credibility on these issues,” Brown said in a…