Secretary of War Pete Hegseth defended the Trump administration’s $1.5 trillion defense funding request during a Senate hearing, arguing that years of deferred maintenance and underinvestment left the military needing a major overhaul. When questioned by Sen. Dick Durbin, Hegseth criticized the Biden administration’s priorities and former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, saying the proposed funding would help modernize the military and prioritize service members.
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