WATCH LIVE: Marco Rubio testifies on Capitol Hill during Iran ceasefire
Marco Rubio will testify on Capitol Hill Tuesday, first before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at 10 a.m. and later before a House appropriations subcommittee at 2 p.m. His appearance will focus on the State Department’s budget request, which calls for about 30% less discretionary spending than the previous year. however, lawmakers are expected to press him on broader foreign-policy issues, including the status of the Iran ceasefire and peace negotiations, U.S.-Cuba tensions, and developments in the russia-Ukraine war. This will also be his first congressional testimony since the beginning of the Iran war.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will appear on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at 10 a.m. and a House appropriations subcommittee at 2 p.m.
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Rubio is on the Hill to testify about the State Department‘s budget request, which reqested 30% less discretionary spending funds than last year, per the Federal News Network. But Rubio is bound to face questions beyond his department’s reduced spending requests, such as on the state of the ceasefire and peace talks with Iran, the Trump administration’s increasing pressure on Cuba, and the Russia-Ukraine War.
This will be Rubio’s first testimony before Congress since the start of the Iran war.
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