Spend funds on space dominance, not moving Space Command’s headquarters
Rep. Doug Lamborn
December 18, 2020
The U.S. Space Force shows off its X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Boeing and U.S. Space Force via AP)
There is a growing consensus in Washington that 2021 will see a flattening of U.S. defense spending in fiscal 2022 and beyond. This is even more likely under the incoming Biden administration, despite consistent testimony by our military leaders that we need 3-5 percent real growth in the defense budget to maintain our competitive edge over our near-peer competitors, Russia and China. Tough choices will have to be made, but the priority in our reorientation toward great power competition should be shoring up American space dominance. Some of our nation’s most experienced space war fighters have explained why this is the case.