Ashton Carter actually said...

Letting that happen would be unwise and unsafe for our national defense, over both the short and long term.

Carter warns against the dangers of allowing sequestration to return.

05/05/2015

More Ashton Carter Quotes

I strongly support the President in requesting a defense budget above the artificial caps of the Budget Control Act.

Sequester is purely the fallout of political gridlock.

We need a safe, secure, and reliable nuclear deterrent. The submarine force is a key leg of the triad.

It is a national priority, and it ought to be funded out of the defense budget.