Ash Carter: “Every dollar wasted is a dollar we don't have to provide our troops with the training and equipment they need.”

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.

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

I can't support, and won't support, is anything that moves towards instability.

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