Ash Carter: “China must not pursue militarization in the South China Sea. Specific actions will have specific consequences.”

It absolutely is. That's why we quadrupled the European Reassurance Initiative.

Chairman McCain, I appreciate your comments to our Service Chiefs about the damage the CR can do to our institution.

Iran's ballistic missile activities pose a significant threat to the Joint Force and our regional allies and partners, particularly Israel.

China has and shares important responsibility for this development and has an important responsibility to reverse it.