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Defense-Focused Lawmakers Disappointed in State of the Union Address

Defense-Focused Lawmakers Disappointed in State of the Union Address
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. (Photo: U.S. Congress)

The high point of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night may have been telling the story of Army Sgt. 1st Class Corey Remsburg, who sat in the audience with First Lady Michelle Obama, but defense-focused lawmakers said they were disappointed in the lack of substantive military policy and guidance in the speech. “When the president talked about one of our wounded warriors, that’s always something that I think unites Americans together in their love and appreciation…

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