{"id":32897,"date":"2015-02-13T12:36:43","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T12:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2015\/02\/13\/for-carter-plenty-of-advice-from-hill\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:38:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:38:33","slug":"for-carter-plenty-of-advice-from-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2015\/02\/13\/for-carter-plenty-of-advice-from-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"For Carter, Plenty of Advice from Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 There&#8217;s no shortage of advice on Capitol Hill for the new defense secretary, and members have some rather lofty expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>Just hours after the Senate approved his nomination 93-5, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, said &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"background: #ffffff;\">both [incoming] Secretary [Ashton] Carter and Congress have their work cut out for them.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But if the former deputy defense secretary needs some guideposts to help him navigate his news position, members of Congress are offering plenty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HASC Ranking Member put it mildly when describing a job that will force Carter to deal with more across-the-board budget cuts, new threats like the Islamic State and renewed ones like Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;In the current budget and political environment, this job will not be easy,&#8221; Smith said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith then took not easy and raised it to maybe impossible, setting a goal for Carter that has confounded many US officials and lawmakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2540\" height=\"1694\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635490605978330024-101614frontlines-10jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635490605978330024-101614frontlines-10jpg.jpg 2540w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635490605978330024-101614frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635490605978330024-101614frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635490605978330024-101614frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635490605978330024-101614frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635490605978330024-101614frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2540px) 100vw, 2540px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Octavia Wartleybanks, left, and Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Clifford Logue stand an armed watch on the flight deck as the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. 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(DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Card, U.S. Navy\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It is my hope that Ash Carter will be able to convince Congress to do away with sequestration,&#8221; Smith said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HASC Tactical Air and Land Forces subcommittee Chairman Mike Turner, R-Ohio, wants the incoming secretary to convince President Obama to alter course on Ukraine and Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turner said Thursday he hopes Carter&#8217;s confirmation will lead Obama to &#8220;stop stalling and listen to his own secretary of defense, members of Congress in his own party, and numerous military and civilian leaders who have all recommended action to empower the Ukrainian army so that they can successfully confront mounting Russian aggression.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Jack Reed, D-R.I., expects results fast, saying in a statement he expects Carter to &#8220;hit the ground running.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. 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But also to his commander in chief.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., expects Carter will be frozen out of most major national security and foreign policy decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, he believes Carter will be granted the freedom by the White House to manage to the Pentagon. And he laid out some goals for that work in a Thursday floor speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I am hopeful about the prospects of working together with Dr.Carter, along with my colleagues in the Committee on Armed Services, to achieve our shared priorities, especially the reform of our defense acquisition system, the modernization of our military compensation system, and the repeal of sequestration,&#8221; McCain said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/budget-policy\/congresswatch\/\" style=\"color: #1990e5; background-color: #ffffff;\"><b>For the latest national security news from Capitol Hill, go to CongressWatch<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While members of both parties have to-do lists for Carter, McCain is skeptical of just how much the Yale-educated physicist will be able to get done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;But when it comes to much of our national security policy, I must candidly express concern about the task that awaits Dr. Carter and the limited influence he may have,&#8221; McCain said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I will vote to confirm him today. 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