The House Armed Services subcommittee chairmen and ranking members worked together this year to pool their resources and craft a defense spending plan that most benefits the military, rather than protecting district or subcommittee interests, seapower and projection forces subcommittee chairman Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) told reporters Tuesday morning. Forbes said at a Defense Writers Group breakfast that he firmly believes Congress should secure a higher topline for defense spending. If that proves not possible, he said lawmakers and the…
