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Adam Smith, D-Wash., said in remarks to a defense industry audience at a McAleese &amp; Associates conference. \u201cThree more four-star generals are not going to make us stronger in space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith said he would work with a bipartisan collection of colleagues on an alternative to the administration\u2019s proposal overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments came a day after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/federal-budget\/\" target=_blank>Pentagon revealed its fiscal 2020 budget request<\/a> that spends <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/federal-budget\/2019\/03\/12\/heres-how-much-money-the-defense-department-wants-for-its-trio-of-new-space-organizations\/\" target=_blank>about $2 billion over five years<\/a> on the Space Force and sees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2019\/03\/01\/space-force-to-cost-2-billion-include-15000-personnel-in-first-five-years\/\" target=_blank>roughly 15,000 space-related personnel<\/a> transfer from existing roles to the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith, who will steer his committee\u2019s annual defense policy bill and lead talks to reconcile it with the Senate\u2019s version, was only the first lawmaker on Wednesday to raise concerns about the proposal. 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Dick Durbin, the ranking member on the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, told Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson at a hearing on the service\u2019s budget that the proposal must be \u201cthoroughly vetted and carefully reviewed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIs this in the best interest of America\u2019s national defense, is it going to necessarily involve an investment in bureaucracy that comes with it that could be uncontrollable?\u201d Durbin asked. \u201cWe need to make sure whatever we are doing, we are consciously avoiding overspending where it\u2019s unnecessary, and spending on national defense in a thoughtful way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., said he, too, had concerns about the long-term costs and \u201cWhat do we gain out of it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re Republicans and we\u2019re asking a lot of questions 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