Lloyd Austin: “Let me assure you, from my perspective our effort is not to make the Army be the bill payer for the Air Force or Navy.”

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.

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

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

passing this supplemental is absolutely critical, and our request is that we pass it as quickly as possible.