NEW : Senate and House committee hearings on Syria begin this week . With the debate over , congressional hawks seek more military spending . ` That has to stop , '' he said , calling for President Barack Obama to `` fix '' the across-the-board spending cuts on the military and other discretionary government spending that does n't include entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid . From Congressman Ryan : We have to stop asking the military to do more with less . The Syria issue exacerbates an already hostile budget situation in Washington .
NEW : Senate and House committee hearings on Syria begin this week . With the debate over , congressional hawks seek more military spending . From Congressman Ryan : We have to stop asking the military to do more with less . The Syria issue exacerbates an already hostile budget situation in Washington .