Congress didnt provide the army with enough equipment

Congress had an economic crisis and the take- over of power by the Republicans along with the Democrats led them to a downfall thus they couldn’t provide enough army equipment.

Explanation:

Congress had a golden era of power and position in USA until the democrats started gaining control on both the Houses and Senates of USA. An economic crisis and unemployment shook the economic stability of the country.

In August, 2011, Congress lost control over spending on war and solving the issues leading to their inability to provide army equipment. The failure of Super Congress committee and the inequality between the Republicans and Democrats led to the shutting down of Congress, partially.