Defense Secretary Ash Carter told lawmakers Wednesday on Capitol Hill that the new GOP-crafted budget resolution featuring a $38 billion increase to the Defense Department's overseas contingency operations account is a “road to nowhere,” noting the likelihood of a presidential veto and stressing that what the Pentagon really needs is a bipartisan, multiyear spending deal. "In recent weeks, some in Congress have tried to provide DOD with its full budget request for fiscal year 2016 by transferring funds from the...
