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 Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testimony Department of Defense subcommittee Senate Appropriations Committee budget issues 2025 fiscal year Washington DC May 8 2024 Allison Bailey NurPhoto military funding defense budget congressional hearing defense spending federal budget military appropriations Senate testimony defense policy government finance military finance fiscal planning national security armed forces defense strategy Pentagon funding financial oversight military expenditure defense fiscal management Senate defense hearing military budget proposal defense budget testimony U.S. defense priorities.