Rising deficit spending threatens to add downward pressure on future defense budgets.
The president called for across-the-board cuts in government spending.
By Aaron Mehta
Because of the complex nature of the defense budget, it's an easy target to twist in political attack ads and campaign trail talking points.
The spending plan increases military pay by 2.6 percent, the largest pay raise in ten years.
Just two months into his tenure leading VA, the new secretary promised significant culture changes for the department.
The president says he will sign the funding measure, which gives the military its full-year budget on schedule for the first time in a decade.
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 24.
In fiscal 2019, total VA spending will exceed $200 billion for the first time.
The president on Thursday labeled a congressional deal on military spending as ridiculous.
Space Force's estimated $13 billion price tag is not winning it any new friends.
