{"id":2445236,"date":"2025-06-10T09:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-hegseth-and-other-cabinet-members-testify-on-capitol-hill\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T09:40:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:40:00","slug":"watch-live-hegseth-and-other-cabinet-members-testify-on-capitol-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-hegseth-and-other-cabinet-members-testify-on-capitol-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Hegseth and other cabinet members testify on Capitol Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fwatch-live-hegseth-and-other-cabinet-members-testify-on-capitol-hill%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=2445236&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--><p>The article discusses a series of congressional hearings where <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >key government officials<\/a> will testify on their respective department budgets. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled too present the Pentagon&#8217;s budget before the House Appropriations Committee, marking his first appearance as critically important military events. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan caine will also attend. Energy Secretary Chris Wright is set to testify regarding the Energy Department&#8217;s budget, focusing on recent budget cuts to initiatives from the Biden administration. Housing and Urban advancement Secretary Scott Turner will discuss his department&#8217;s budget amidst criticisms of inefficiencies within agencies like the New York City Housing Authority. Additionally, NIH head Jayanta Bhattacharya will address the National Institute of Health&#8217;s budget request, facing scrutiny over recent public health budget cuts that have raised concerns among NIH scientists. The hearings are expected to cover a range of issues, including military funding, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/labor-unions-lash-out-over-job-killing-energy-policies\/\" title=\"Labor unions lash out over job killing energy policies\">energy policies<\/a>, housing reform, and public health.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">WATCH LIVE: Hegseth and other cabinet members testify on Capitol Hill<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"n97DXXJAYNQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Hegseth testifies on Pentagon budget before House Appropriations Committee hearing\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n97DXXJAYNQ?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Defense Secretary Pete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3435636\/pete-hegseth-congress-gauntlet-burning-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hegseth will testify on<\/a> the Pentagon&rsquo;s budget in front of the House Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee at around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine will also be present at the hearing. This will be Hegseth&rsquo;s first time in a congressional hearing since the Signal leaks and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-training-for-a-possible-fight-with-china\/\" title=\"U.S. Navy Training for a Possible Fight With China\">recent deployment<\/a> of Marines to California.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3436259\/house-democrats-rally-california-colleagues-combating-trump-la-ice-raids\/\">House Democrats rally around California colleagues combating Trump LA ICE raids<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3436332\/bipartisan-house-coalition-seeks-security-systems-defense-aircraft-deadly-dc-plane-crash\/\">Bipartisan House coalition seeks upgrades to all military aircraft after DC crash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3436261\/house-gop-ignores-dc-funding-fix-legislation-vote-this-week\/\">House GOP plans votes on DC, but not the one Washingtonians want<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Energy Secretary Chris Wright<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"FZEEKFrF6s0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Energy Subcommittee Hearing: The Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Energy Budget\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FZEEKFrF6s0?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Energy Secretary Chris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3403845\/energy-department-loan-office-nuclear-chris-wright\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Wright will testify on the<\/a> Energy Department&rsquo;s budget at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Energy Subcommittee.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">secretary<\/a> has been at work cleaning the department out of Biden initiatives, recently terminating nearly $4 billion of financial awards, with most aimed at carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) and decarbonization initiatives.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Housing and Urband Development Secretary Scott Turner<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"puL5FVaJhMA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Budget Hearing &ndash; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/puL5FVaJhMA?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>HUD Secretary Scott <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3311183\/how-trump-hud-secretary-scott-turner-tackle-housing-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Turner will testify on the<\/a> Housing and Urban Development Department&rsquo;s budget at around 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday in front of the House Appropriations Committee, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.<\/p>\n<p>Turner <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/06\/06\/us-news\/exclu-hud-secretary-scolds-nycha-over-waste-fraud-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">recently visited <\/a>the New York City Housing Authority, blasting it as he met with the agency&rsquo;s head. &ldquo;I see a lot of waste. I see a lot of fraud, and a lot of abuse,&rdquo; Turner said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NIH head Jayanta Bhattacharya<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Dk3JFv3jh6M\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: NIH head Bhattacharya testifies before Senate Appropriations Committee on budget request\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dk3JFv3jh6M?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3365343\/new-nih-director-jay-bhattacharya-seeks-gold-standard-science-win-back-trust-in-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bhattacharya will testify on the<\/a> National Institute of Health&rsquo;s budget request at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Bhattacharya is dealing with wide controversy over cuts to public health, with a group of NIH scientists recently <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nih-letter-bethesda-declaration-bhattacharya-89724aee201f3e99fc1159adcbf9ac94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">penning a letter<\/a> to him expressing their concern about &ldquo;policies that undermine the NIH mission,&nbsp;waste public resources, and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WATCH LIVE: Hegseth and cabinet members testify on budget<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2445237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pete-Hegseth-military-Gaza-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[35832,32592,45173,45366],"class_list":["post-2445236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-cabinet-members","tag-capitol-hill","tag-hegseth","tag-live-testimony"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pete-Hegseth-military-Gaza-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2445236"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2445240,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445236\/revisions\/2445240"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2445237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2445236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2445236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2445236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}