Agree with you on that one, Richard.
This seems to be a cyclic thing, like El Nino or La Nina is to the weather. It depends on where you live in relation to the jet-stream whether or not you get rain. It isn't alarming that Congress is going to start rattling the money bag. Seems they do this ever once in a while. IMO it's one way to tell the American public that they're doing "something". Doubt if it will impact troop strength but may have an affect on RDT&E (nothing new there).
Election year antics.