Feb 11, 2013
The cloud of uncertainty hanging over our Nation's defense affairs is already having lasting and irreversible effects.
Ash Carter
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Ashton B. Carter is a prominent figure in American politics, known for his service as the 25th United States Secretary of Defense from 2015 to 2017 under President Barack Obama. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter has had a distinguished career in public service and academia, focusing on national security and defense policy. He has also held various positions within the Department of Defense and has been involved in significant defense initiatives and reforms during his tenure. Carter is recognized for his expertise in technology and its implications for military strategy.
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Feb 11, 2013
Allies, partners, friends, and potential foes the world over need to know that we have the political will to implement the defense strategy we have put forward.
Feb 11, 2013
the consequences of sequestration if it was to occur. Now the wolf is at the door.
Feb 11, 2013
The only good solution is to detrigger sequestration and pass appropriations bills.
Sep 19, 2012
What I would like us to do is spend the time trying to make sure that we stop this thing that just about everybody agrees is bad policy from happening.
Sep 19, 2012
We know how much is going to be cut; roughly, we know what it is going to be cut from.
Jul 31, 2012
It is fair because it is the right thing to do by our troops in a time of war.
Jul 31, 2012
the design of the Budget Control Act actually incorporated the Gramm-Rudman Sequestration 1985 Act, which is sort of the basic structure of how sequestration would take place.
Jul 31, 2012
Sequestration, if it is allowed to happen, would have a devastating effect on defense.
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