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Hegseth Urges Senate to Put American Troops First

Virginia Grace McKinnon

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended America’s need for a $67 billion supplemental funding request, revealing that the conflict in Iran has cost $37.5 billion already. 

“The inability to properly fund this department, the Department of War, is probably the single greatest threat this country faces,” Hegseth said during a hearing with members of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Hegseth appeared before the senators in the afternoon to review President Donald Trump’s supplemental funding request for the Pentagon and for funding American troops. It was the first time Hegseth appeared for questioning since two service members were killed in Jordan last week following the end of the ceasefire. 

Throughout the hearing, senators took time to honor the fallen and to note that it was their first official hearing since Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a member of the committee, died. 

As senators questioned Hegseth on........

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