Published Oct 9, 2017. By David Sherfinski .
Republicans are going to have to decide just how badly they want more defense spending.
With the House and Senate on track to finalize a budget later this month, they are facing another round in the long-running fight between defense hawks, who say the Pentagon needs more funding no matter the cost, and fiscal hawks, who say deficits must be constrained.
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“It’s a terrible way to budget. It did go into effect, and it has helped to keep discretionary spending relatively flat,” said Robert Bixby, executive director of the Concord Coalition, a group that advocates a middle-ground approach to tackling the nation’s debt.