Ryan: Not Passing the CR Is Much Worse and Much More Damaging for the Military

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RYAN: “It’s — the CR is not good for the military, but what’s worse for the military is a government shutdown. What’s even worse for the military is a government shutdown followed by a sequester which is what would happen if we don’t pass the CR. We also have passed what we call anomalies. We pass things in the CRs that give the military the flexibility they need during the time of the CR to do what they need to do. But it is clearly less than ideal. I just gave a speech this morning at CSIS about this. But what we know for a fact, you can ask Secretary Mattis the same question, is that not passing a CR is much worse and much more damaging for the military, especially when it’s followed up with the sequester.”