(Source: US Department of Defense) As Submitted by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Washington, D.C., March 22, 2016 I. PURPOSE OF THIS TESTIMONY Chairman Thornberry, Ranking Member Smith, Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me here today, and for your steadfast support for the men and women of the Department of Defense (DoD), military and civilian alike, who serve and defend our country all over the world. I'm pleased to be here with Chairman Dunford to discuss President Obama's Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget submission for the Defense Department. At this time last year, we were all facing the bleak prospect of looming budget sequestration, and the damage its return would do to...
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