Key Democrats on the House and Senate Armed Services committees acknowledge the military is facing serious readiness challenges after some unsettling testimony this week from top Pentagon officials, but the lawmakers are not prepared to cast aside their continued insistence that any increase in defense spending be matched with a boost in non-defense priorities. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services readiness and management support subcommittee, said during a Wednesday hearing the "military does suffer...
