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An unpopular budget plan from a politically weakened administration will give congressional advocates of higher military spending an opening to lead the debate, says Katherine Blakeley, a research fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. In this environment, she believes military hawks are in a strong position to gain an early edge in the messaging battle.
The battle lines over defense spending in the Trump Administration are already being drawn. Senator McCain has staked out a broad vision of restored readiness, targeted investments in advanced capabilities, and thoughtful growth in military capacity. In this budget brief, CSBA Research Fellow Katherine Blakeley lays out the details of Senator McCain’s proposed defense investments with accompanying interactive visualizations.
