House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) said he was "pleased" with the supplemental fiscal year 2017 budget the Trump administration released Thursday, and hopes that it passes as soon as possible in an effort to "get a head start on repairing some of the damage that's been done" to the military. Speaking to reporters Thursday afternoon, Thornberry said Congress would have to determine whether the additional defense dollars would go in the base budget or the Overseas Contingency...
