Ashton Carter actually said...

its [F-35's] importance to our national security is immense. The F-35 will form the backbone of U.S. air combat superiority for generations to come.

Carter emphasizes the critical role of the F-35 in U.S. national security.

02/14/2011

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It deserves funding. And the reason for that is that we need more fuel efficient jet engines in the future.

The big influencer, if there is anything that will influence Russian behavior, is the combination of economic sanctions and the fall in oil ...

The only way we're going to get out of the wilderness of sequestration is if we work together.

I ask Congress to support the entirety of this budget and end the deep, indiscriminate cuts that sequestration will impose.