Top Democrat: Hegseth should have appeared ‘before they went to war’
Source: The Hill News · Bias: Center
Summary
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass) voiced concern on Wednesday about the ballooning cost of the conflict with Iran, arguing that the Pentagon should have appeared before Congress months ago. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday made his first appearance before Congress since the war’s start, during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee.…
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