Austin testifies at Senate Appropriations Committee hearing

Charles Q. Brown Jr. Congress DC Department of Defense Subcommittee Dirksen Senate Office Building District of Columbia FY2025 Joint Chiefs of Staff Lloyd Austin Secretary of Defense Senate Senate Appropriations Committee US USA United States United States Capitol Washington budget budgetary fiscal year hearing needs requests silent protest blood war in Gaza Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testify Department of Defense subcommittee Senate Appropriations Committee budget issues 2025 fiscal year Washington DC May 8 2024 Allison Bailey NurPhoto raise hands defense budget military expenditure congressional testimony activism political demonstration government funding defense policy fiscal planning Capitol Hill peace activism conflict resolution humanitarian crisis Middle East conflict U.S. military federal budget defense spending anti-war movement photojournalism.