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09:30ET/14:30BST: Def Sec Austin And Joint Chiefs Milley Testify To Senate

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09:30 ET/14:30 BST: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley are shortly due to appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

  • A livestream of the hearing can be followed: Here.
  • The two defence officials will take questions of President Biden's FY23 budget proposal but the hearing is expected to be broad and sharp questions on policy from GOP Senators are likely.
  • Austin testified to the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday and engaged in several heated exchanges with Republican House Reps on Biden administration strategy in Ukraine, China, and a supposed 'woke agenda' within the armed forces.
  • The committee hearing may be of particular relevance in light of a rapid deterioration of diplomatic relations with China which intensified overnight amidst speculation of a House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) trip to Taiwan.
  • Although the Biden budget proposes a significant increase in defence spending, lawmakers are concerned that the war in Ukraine is critically endangering US capacity to counter China in Asia-Pacific.

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