Armed Services chief lays out risky strategy for budget hike Townhall.com Staff | Posted: Apr 25, 2016 12:01 PM Share Tweet The Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is proposing a boost in the defense budget by billions of dollars to halt what the GOP says is a severe problem in the military's combat readiness. Read more at FOX News Login to VIP or Join VIP to Comment 'Under Siege': FBI Raids Mar-A-Lago, President Trump Responds Spencer Brown Sarah Huckabee Sanders Brings the Receipts to Prove Arkansas Newspaper's Bias Spencer Brown Scientists Caught Peddling a Lie Again? This Time About Something from Space. Matt Vespa Lefty Teacher Excuses Heinous Sex Crimes Committed by Gay Couple Matt Vespa Democratic Senator: 'Americans Elected Joe Biden to Have a Steady Hand on the Wheel' Julio Rosas The Left Is Dying...Or Is It? Matt Vespa CARTOONS | Michael Ramirez View Cartoon Most Popular 'Under Siege': FBI Raids Mar-A-Lago, President Trump Responds Sarah Huckabee Sanders Brings the Receipts to Prove Arkansas Newspaper's Bias Don't Believe the Media Senate Psych-Out - We’ll Win Big