Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday that the Air Force would have budgetary priorities in fiscal year 2017 that are similar to the service's FY-16 request, but he warned that Congress would be putting the Defense Department in a "straightjacket" if lawmakers were to pass a long-term continuing resolution that would cap FY-16 spending at FY-15 levels. "With only 14 days remaining in this fiscal year, Congress has yet to pass appropriations bills that will appropriately fund the government for...
