Lloyd Austin: “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.”

is and will remain a public trust.

in 2023 we asked you for a 4.6 percent pay raise, and you supported us on that.

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.

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.