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Lawmakers on the House and Senate Armed Services committees have previously signaled openness to boosting the Pentagon\u2019s budget beyond the 1% cap imposed by the Fiscal Responsibility Act.\nNow,\xa0top appropriators who allocate funding for the Pentagon are pushing for a higher topline number, but negotiations on going beyond the budget caps are \u201cnot going well.\u201d\xa0\n\u201cWe are a long way from increasing the caps.\xa0There\u2019s\xa0a number of\xa0political reasons why that\u2019s the case. What I would tell the folks on both sides of the aisle is that if we don\u2019t do a good job in deterrence right now, it\u2019s going to cost us a hell of a lot more money later,\u201d Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Jon Tester (D-Mont.) said during the Ash Carter Exchange conference Wednesday. \u201cThe negotiations on the budget caps are still in flux.\u201d\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices