Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) released a proposal today that would shatter the defense spending cap mandated by the Fiscal Responsibility Act by $55 billion, arguing U.S. military spending needs to skyrocket to deter China, Russia and other potential adversaries. Wicker, who has long advocated for spending 5% of U.S. gross domestic product on defense -- which would be above $1 trillion annually -- and for putting the United States on a “war footing,” today released...
