Defense Committee Leadership: Support MSP Funding

The Chairman and Ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Armed Services have urged their colleagues to support full funding in FY’16 for the Maritime Security Program.  Demonstrating the broad bipartisan support for MSP, Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) warned that “the failure to approve the requested funding for the Maritime Security Program will not only put American troops at risk, but will weaken America’s overall security interests and will cost the American taxpayer significantly more than the amount requested ($186 million) for FY 2016.”   READ ONLINE (PDF)