Benjamin Cardin in 2018 MD Senate race

On Health Care: Questions costs of new Army Futures Command

"This is the establishment of a major command--an expensive command--and there currently are more questions than answers. The Army should want to make sure that any undertaking this big and this vital is done in a thoughtful and deliberate way rather than being hastily cobbled together," Cardin said. "For perspective, consider that it took the Army almost a decade and multiple studies to establish a new physical fitness test. Surely, a new Army acquisition model should take more than a year to develop."