Thad Cochran: “Well, the Congress certainly acted quickly in response to the request from the administration to provide earmarked…”

And I plan to use my best efforts to identify the areas that we can make improvements in, and take a hard look, but at the same time realize we need to get a bill.

This subcommittee will reconvene on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

I understand that the Army's unfunded requirements list includes a $3.1 billion increase in end strength beyond the fiscal year 2017 NDAA mandate.