WASHINGTON- Today, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the President’s nomination of Ash Carter to be U.S. Secretary of Defense:

“I have known Ash Carter for many years, and he is a qualified and well-prepared nominee to be our nation’s next Secretary of Defense.  Currently, the United States is engaged in significant military conflicts in various parts of the world at a time when the Pentagon also faces more limited resources due to budgetary constraints. Confronting these challenges will be difficult but if given needed flexibility by the White House to make important decisions, I am confident in Ash’s ability. He will be a strong leader for the Department of Defense, and I support his confirmation.”

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