{"id":2842,"date":"2026-07-21T19:02:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T19:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2842"},"modified":"2026-07-21T19:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T19:02:52","slug":"watch-live-hegseth-is-facing-questions-from-senators-over-funding-for-the-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2842","title":{"rendered":"Watch live: Hegseth is facing questions from senators over funding for the Iran war"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Senators are preparing to grill Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Tuesday over the U.S. war against Iran, as Republicans push a $95 billion budget package to fund the military, along with aid to farmers and voting law changes that are top White House priorities.<\/p>\n

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Hegseth, Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins are set to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee days after the military announced that three more American service members have died in the conflict, bringing the death toll to 17, and that more than 100 have been injured since early July.<\/p>\n

Sen. Patty Murray, the top Democrat on the panel, is warning that the conflict with Iran \u201ccould be another forever war.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump \u201chas told us over 40 times now that a deal is near, and the war will be over soon,\u201d Murray will say, according to the senator\u2019s prepared remarks. \u201cBut now, he\u2019s asking for $70 billion more \u2014 and for us to just trust him it\u2019ll all work out fine.\u201d<\/p>\n