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 Lloyd Austin Secretary of Defense testimony Department of Defense Senate Appropriations Committee budget issues 2025 fiscal year Washington DC May 8 2024 Allison Bailey NurPhoto subcommittee military funding defense budget congressional hearing federal budget military expenditures defense policy government spending fiscal planning defense finance Senate testimony appropriations process defense spending military finance national security budget financial oversight military budget proposal defense fiscal strategy Capitol Hill defense appropriations budget testimony fiscal accountability.