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Key Takeaways From Pentagon Leaders’ Testimony Before Congress
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine faced numerous pointed questions about the Iran conflict in their first set of public hearings since the fighting began on Feb. 28.
Hegseth and Caine testified in back-to-back hearings before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees on April 29 and April 30, as the Pentagon seeks Congressional support for a record-setting $1.5 trillion in military and defense funding in fiscal year 2027.
The first hearing, on the House side, lasted about six hours. The second day, in the Senate, lasted another three hours.
Across the two hearings, Democratic lawmakers repeatedly engaged Hegseth in contentious exchanges. Republicans, meanwhile, largely affirmed their support for the Trump administration for its handling of the Iran conflict and its military funding request….
Hegseth and Caine testified in back-to-back hearings before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees on April 29 and April 30, as the Pentagon seeks Congressional support for a record-setting $1.5 trillion in military and defense funding in fiscal year 2027.
The first hearing, on the House side, lasted about six hours. The second day, in the Senate, lasted another three hours.
Across the two hearings, Democratic lawmakers repeatedly engaged Hegseth in contentious exchanges. Republicans, meanwhile, largely affirmed their support for the Trump administration for its handling of the Iran conflict and its military funding request….
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