11/16/2021
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"the budget request for fiscal year 2016 highlights the need to continue the defense rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region"
"one of the first acts you would undertake as Secretary would be to review the President's current strategy to defend the nation from an ISIS threat."
"We have seen the continued development of ballistic missile technology and capabilities in Iran and North Korea..."
"I believe it is especially important for our NATO allies to increase their defense budgets and collective capabilities as a deterrent to Russian aggression."