09
March 2020
Past Event
Funding America's Defense Future: Discussing President Trump's Proposed Budget with Reps. Joe Courtney and Rob Wittman

Funding America's Defense Future: Discussing President Trump's Proposed Budget with Reps. Joe Courtney and Rob Wittman

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
March 09, 2020
09
March 2020
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C., District of Columbia 20004

Speakers:
Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Representative Joe Courtney

U.S. Representative, Connecticut's 2nd District and Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces

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Daniel McKivergan

Former Vice President, Government Relations

Representative Rob Wittman

U.S. Representative, Virginia's 1st District and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces

Last month, President Trump sent his FY 2021 budget to Congress. Since then, the administration and lawmakers remain at odds over the amount of spending allocated to defense and the military.

Despite proposed spending increases in President Trump’s first three defense budgets, questions remain whether the funding, as determined by the recent budget deal, is enough to support our National Defense Strategy. At stake is the question of modernization and size of the U.S. combat fleet.

Join Hudson Institute for a conversation with Representative Joe Courtney, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, and Representative Rob Wittman, ranking member of the same subcommittee, as they discuss their shared concerns about the size, pace, and effectiveness of U.S. efforts to maintain the world's best military.

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