Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, says he’s “very concerned” about the proposed White House base budget’s long-term sustainability in the midst of a $21 trillion national debt and a deficit projected to hit $1 trillion in 2018 during an exclusive Feb. 12, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.