{"id":2153278,"date":"2024-01-18T21:08:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T02:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lloyd-austin-called-to-testify-on-failure-to-disclose-hospitalization\/"},"modified":"2024-01-18T21:09:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T02:09:10","slug":"lloyd-austin-called-to-testify-on-failure-to-disclose-hospitalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lloyd-austin-called-to-testify-on-failure-to-disclose-hospitalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Lloyd Austin summoned to testify over undisclosed hospitalization"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flloyd-austin-called-to-testify-on-failure-to-disclose-hospitalization%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2153278&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Armed Services \u200bCommittee Chairman Calls for Defense Secretary&#8217;s Appearance<\/h2>\n<p>House\u2062 Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) has formally \u200drequested Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to appear before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">committee<\/a> for\u200d questioning.\u2064 This \u2062comes after Austin&#8217;s recent hospitalization and\u2062 a lack of transparency\u200b regarding the details.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter\u200c to Austin, Rogers expressed his concerns about the \u200csecrecy surrounding the Defense Secretary&#8217;s\u2064 hospitalization and\u2062 the \u200cunanswered questions. Rogers\u2064 listed a \u200dseries of questions for Austin\u200d to address before a scheduled hearing on February 14.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers emphasized the importance of reliable\u2063 leadership during a\u2064 time\u2062 of global instability, stating that the national security community relies on the Secretary of Defense&#8217;s availability and transparency. He\u200b criticized\u2064 Austin for not exhibiting\u2064 these qualities throughout recent events.<\/p>\n<p>Although \u200cDeputy Secretary of Defense \u200dKathleen Hicks temporarily assumed the role,\u2062 Austin\u2063 resumed his\u200b duties on January 5. This included making the decision to strike the \u200cIranian-supported\u2063 Houthis in Yemen after they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/factbox-the-chinese-groups-accused-of-hacking-microsoft-the-u-s-and-others\/\" title=\"Chinese groups accused of hacking Microsoft and the U.S.\">launched multiple attacks<\/a> on commercial vessels.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200cis \u200bcrucial for the Department of Defense to provide clear and open communication to ensure the readiness and effectiveness of \u200dour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/general-petraeus-slams-bidens-hasty-withdrawal-from-afghanistan\/\" title=\"General Petraeus Slams Biden\u2019s \u2018Hasty\u2019 Withdrawal From Afghanistan\">national security forces<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062How does the lack of \u2062transparency\u200b surrounding \u2062Secretary\u2064 Austin&#8217;s \u200dhospitalization impact the readiness and effectiveness of our \u2063national security forces<\/h2>\n<p><span>  House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) has called for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin&#8217;s appearance before the committee to \u2064address concerns about his recent hospitalization and lack of transparency. In\u200d a\u2062 letter to Austin, Rogers expressed his worry about the secrecy surrounding the Defense Secretary&#8217;s hospitalization\u2064 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-oversight-republican-says-theyll-investigate-biden-oil-sale-to-hunter-linked-chinese-firm-after-retaking-house\/\" title=\"Top Oversight Republican Says They'll Investigate Biden Oil Sale to Hunter-Linked Chinese Firm After Retaking House\">unanswered questions surrounding<\/a> the matter. Rogers listed a series of questions \u2062for Austin to address \u200cbefore a scheduled hearing on February 14.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers emphasized \u2063the importance of reliable leadership during a time of global instability, highlighting that \u200dthe national security community relies on \u200bthe Secretary of \u2063Defense&#8217;s\u200d availability and transparency. He criticized Austin for not exhibiting these qualities\u200b throughout recent events.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks temporarily assuming the role, Austin resumed his duties\u2062 on January 5, including making the decision to strike the Iranian-supported Houthis in Yemen after they launched multiple attacks on commercial vessels.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200dis crucial for the Department of Defense to provide clear and open communication \u2062to ensure the readiness and effectiveness of our national security forces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) asked Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to testify before the committee. Austin, 70, was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center from Jan. 1 due to prostate cancer surgery. 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