House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry Discusses U.S. Military At Brookings Institution Forum

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 22: U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) talks about why he has proposed a military budget proposal that is $37 billion more than President Donald Trump's $603 billion request during a discussion at the Brookings Institution May 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. Thornberry and Michael O'Hanlon, co-director of the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence, discussed the U.S. military's needs as they relate to "readiness, modernization, and innovation." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)