Dan Coats: “I understand how Congress has the power to establish the level of the militia, the level of the Army, the number of…”

“I understand how Congress has the power to establish the level of the militia, the level of the Army, the number of individuals. I suppose if Congress said there shall be no more than 5,000 members in the U.S. Navy, that would impose a limit to how many troops could be deployed, and the maximum number you could deploy would be 5,000. But I don't see where once the level is established, and we have established a level of nearly 500,000 Active Army, for instance, I don't see how that would translate to Congress having the power to dictate how that 500,000 force level would be assigned.”