Lloyd Austin: “We need to greatly enhance our ability to conduct war directly against China including pre-positioning tons of material…”

Delaying the supplemental sends a terrible signal to our allies and partners.

we are in a global struggle between democracy and autocracy, and our security relies on American strength of purpose.

if we don't fund State and others to the right level, then we are going to need more bullets because they do great and important work to move things towards greater stability and security in all regions of the world.

in the fiscal year 2024 budget we asked you for a 5.2 percent pay raise, and that is the largest pay raise in 20 years.