Unlike many lawmakers from both parties on the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), the panel's ranking member, isn't outright hostile to the Army's proposed procurement holiday for the Abrams tank, Stryker and Bradley Fighting Vehicle programs, though he said today that he would like to strike a balance to preserve core industrial base capabilities. How to do that, however, remains elusive, Smith told reporters at a breakfast in Washington. "Given where our budget is at, I don't...
