Lawmaker Seeks More Money for Special Operations
July 6, 2018
The House version of the 2019 defense-spending bill will contain a provision that increases funding for the Army Special Operations Command, and training for Special Forces (Green Berets). Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., introduced the provision as an amendment to the bill. To pay for the increase, money would be transferred from the Research Development Testing and Evaluation Account. The amendment cleared the House on June 28. Hudson’s district includes Joint Base Bragg-Pope, home of the 82ndAirborne Division and XVIII Airborne Corps.