Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told Senate appropriators Wednesday that failing to add $30 billion to the Pentagon's coffers in fiscal year 2017 would further risk military readiness. "This increase in funding will help address the worsening security situation confronting us around the globe," Mattis told the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee. "We must recognize that hesitation now to invest in defense would deepen the strategic mismatch between our future security and the military means to protect our people and freedoms," Mattis...
