,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bd1 #bjba,mr4  
,scott ( ,florida 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,wick]1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 &   
,mr4 ,sullivan7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,,resolution  ,urg+ 
! ,bid5 ,adm9i/ration to "w ) ,congress 
to ensure t ! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y has 
suffici5t res\rces4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$    
,/ates faces num]\s national security   
?reats f ar\nd ! _w1 includ+ f ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 
! ,islamic ,republic ( ,iran1 !         
,democratic ,republic ( ,korea1 &       
int]national t]rori/ & crime networks   
aid$ by ,unit$ ,/ates enemies1 su* z !  
,republic ( ,cuba & ! ,boliv>ian        
,republic ( ,v5ezuela2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$  
,/ates is engag$ 9 a new ,cold ,w> ) !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 :i* is-- 7#a7    
build+ up its milit>y to defeat ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2  7#b7 /eal+ ,unit$ ,/ates      
intellectual prop]ty & jobs2  7#c7      

h>ass+ neighbor+ ,asian c\ntries &      
,unit$ ,/ates allies & p>tn]s2  7#d7    
committ+ g5ocide aga9/ ! ,uyghurs2 &    
7#e7 d5y+ basic rights to ! p ( ,hong   
,kong2 ,:]eas ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a is
 focus$ on _w dom9ation ?r\gh oppression
 & communi/ rule2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to    
prom95t rese>* in/itutions1 includ+ !   
,c5t] = ,/rategic & ,int]national       
,/udies & ! ,/ockholm ,int]national     
,peace ,rese>* ,in/itute1 ! ,*9ese      
,communi/ ,p>ty has increas$ its def5se 
sp5d+ m ?an #gjj p]c5t dur+ ! la/       
decade1 ) an additional #f4h p]c5t      
increase anticipat$ 9 ! curr5t fiscal   
ye>2 ,:]eas security & =eign policy     
exp]ts widely ackn[l$ge t-- 7#a7 ! ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a is n =?com+ or         
transp>5t ) in=mation relat$ to milit>y 
sp5d+2 &  7#b7 ,*9a's milit>y sp5d+ may 
be consid]ably high] ?an its report$    
figures2 ,:]eas ! ,national ,def5se     
,/rategy ,commission1 9 its report1     
,provid+ = ! ,common ,def5se3 ,!        
,assessm5t & ,recomm5dation ( ! ,/ates1 

recomm5d$1 9 accordance ) ! te/imony (  
,secret>y ,mattis & ,*airman ,dun=d 9   
#bjag1 t ,congress increase ! base      
def5se budget at an av]age rate ( ?ree  
to five p]c5t above inflation ?r\gh !   
,future ,ye>s ,def5se ,program & p]haps 
beyond2 ,:]eas1 :5 consid]+ ! inflation 
crisis he has creat$1 ,presid5t ,bid5's 
propos$ def5se budget w\ld be           
insuffici5t to address-- 7#a7 new &     
m\nt+ ?reats to ,unit$ ,/ates national  
security & to our allies2 &  7#b7 ! ne$ 
= suffici5t milit>y support to det] our 
enemies & ma9ta9 ! mo/ le?al fight+ =ce 
9 ! _w2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,bid5's propos$
 budget reque/ includes #gae1jjj1jjj1jjj
 = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 :i* is well   
bel[ ! fund+ ne$$ to keep pace )        
inflation1 :ile ! ,presid5t's nondef5se 
discretion>y sp5d+ reque/ repres5ts an  
increase ( almo/ #bj p]c5t comp>$ to !  
curr5t fiscal ye>2 ,:]eas1 9 ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se's fiscal ye> #bjba ,future   
,ye>s ,def5se ,program1 ! project$      
reque/ = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 9 fiscal 

ye> #bjbb 0 t>get$ at #gbb1jjj1jjj1jjj1 
:i* is #g1jjj1jjj1jjj high] ?an         
,presid5t ,bid5's actual def5se budget  
reque/ = fiscal ye> #bjbb2 ,:]eas       
,presid5t ,bid5's def5se budget-- 7#a7  
does n provide adequate res\rces to det]
 or defeat ,unit$ ,/ates enemies2  7#b7 
does n ev5 keep up ) inflation2 &  7#c7 
does n re/ore our milit>y read9ess t 0  
dim9i%$ by budget cuts & ! seque/] "u   
,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama1 :i* arbitr>ily 
r$uc$ def5se sp5d+ across ! bo>d2 ,:]eas
 ! lack ( suffici5t fund+ w require !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to *oose betwe5--   
7#a7 provid+ = ,unit$ ,/ates            
s]vicememb]s' comp5sation & b5efits2    
7#b7 provid+ = ,unit$ ,/ates =ces'      
mod]nization & read9ess ne$s2 &  7#c7   
any o!r priorities t ! ,bid5            
,adm9i/ration *ooses to pursue2 & ,:]eas
 ,presid5t ,bid5's level ( def5se       
sp5d+-- 7#a7 h>ms ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
long-t]m /rategic competition aga9/ !   
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & o!r adv]s>ies2 &
  7#b7 weak5s our /&+ on ! global /age3 

,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate urges !   
,bid5 ,adm9i/ration to "w ) ,congress to
 ensure t ! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y has   
all ! necess>y res\rces to build & su/a9
 ! ov]:elm+ milit>y might t ! ,unit$    
,/ates expects & des]ves4