Lloyd Austin: “My mandate is to make sure that we continue to deter China on a daily basis.”

We are asking you for 4.5 percent pay raise in this budget request

We owe it to the members of the community to ensure that we do in fact do this.

If I’m privileged enough to be confirmed, I can pledge to you that I’ll be mindful, not only of the legal requirements that govern my conduct but also of the appearances to ensure that the public has no reason to question my impartiality.

Is and will remain a public trust.