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Defence Leadership Testifying To House Committee

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Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs Chair Mark Milley, and Undersecretary of Defence Michael McCord are currently testifying to the House Appropriations subcommittee on Defence.

  • A livestream of the hearing is available here: https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=28705
  • The committee is overseeing President Biden's request for a 4.6% increase in defence spending for fiscal year 23.
  • In opening remarks, Committee Chair Rep Betty McCollum (D-MN) says that a modern, well funded, and well equipped military is vital. 'The poor performance of Russia has highlighted this fact.'
  • Rep Ken Calvert (R-CA) the ranking GOP committee member says that inflation has wiped out Biden's proposed 4.6% increase. He says Biden is essentially proposing a funding cut for the DoD.

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