Leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee have sent a letter to their counterparts on the budget committee arguing for the need to restore fiscal year 2016 defense spending to pre-sequestration levels, citing the promise of potential savings that has drawn skepticism from the Pentagon comptroller. The Feb. 27 letter , sent by Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Jack Reed (D-RI), is the latest salvo in a brewing fiscal fight that is poised to pit GOP defense hawks against the...