As the House sits poised to pass an on-time defense spending package for the first time in a decade, Republicans and Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee today staked out opposing territory in what is slated to become a major fight over the future of the U.S. defense budget, especially if mid-term elections are carried by a blue wave. In one ideological corner stood House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), who, along with the late Sen. John...
