The leaders of a key defense authorization subcommittee have pledged to try to find a way to authorize the Pentagon’s budget request above sequestration levels amid a call from the head of U.S. Strategic Command to protect the president’s budget request. These pledges come despite recent statements from House defense appropriators that lawmakers plan to keep sequestration in place. During a House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee hearing Thursday, Ranking Member Jim Cooper (D-TN) called Congress "the greatest risk" to...
