Ash Carter: “It is the single region of greatest consequence for America's future.”

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

This, for the eighth fiscal year in a row. That's a deplorable state of affairs.

The United States will not ignore attempts to interfere with our democratic processes.

We need Congress to come together around providing normal, stable, responsible budgets, because the lack of stability represents one of the single biggest strategic risks to our enterprise at DOD.