Statement on Press Restrictions at the Pentagon

The White House Correspondents’ Association and the State Department Correspondents’ Association stand in strong solidarity with the Pentagon Press Association as it defends freedom of the press. Access inside the Pentagon has never been about convenience to reporters. The public has a right to know how the government is conducting the people’s business. Unfettered reporting on the U.S. military and its civilian leadership provides a service to those in uniform, veterans, their families and all Americans.