War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are testifying on Capitol Hill about the Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request on Wednesday.
The House Armed Services Committee, led by Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), is presiding over the congressional testimony.
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The total budget request for the War Department amounts to $1.5 trillion, representing a 42-44% increase over previous levels. If approved in its current form, the budget will allocate $65.8 billion to the U.S. Navy’s “Golden Fleet” shipbuilding efforts, a key national security priority of the department.
The hearing is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Wednesday.