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 General Charles Q. Brown Jr. Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff 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 Senate hearing fiscal planning military expenditure government finance defense policy military strategy national security congressional oversight defense spending armed forces federal budget appropriations process defense fiscal affairs military leadership Pentagon military appropriations U.S. Senate financial testimony defense financial planning