Lloyd Austin: “You lose time, Chairman, under CRs and you can't--no amount of money can buy back time.”

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.

We had to make some tough but responsible choices, and we prioritized near-term readiness.

the price of U.S. leadership is real, but it is far lower than the price of U.S. abdication.

I have no intent to be a lobbyist.