Washington, July 2 -- Congressman John Garamendi issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (CA-08), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Warren Davidson (OH-08), and Seth Moulton (MA-06) are introducing the bipartisan Streamline Pentagon Budgeting Act to end the requirement that military services send Congress funding wish lists outside the appropriations process. This irresponsible requirement forces military commands to ask for additional spending - even if the President's Budget Request meets their needs - for projects the President, Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff have deemed non-essential for the United States' national security strategy.
"Bloated defense spending has been a seri...