Top Democrat Demands Example Of Research The Defense Department Should Axe, Regrets It Immediately

Durbin Regrets Demanding Useless DoD Research Example

Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D‑IL) immediately backtracked after pressing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for a concrete example of wasteful research the Defense Department should axe. Durbin challenged Hegseth before the Senate Appropriations Committee, asking him to name a “boondoggle in medical research & defense health.” Hegseth responded that he couldn’t go into details publicly but alluded to “marbles in the rear ends of cats, tens of …

Top Democrat Demands Example Of Research The Defense Department Should Axe, Regrets It Immediately

Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) immediately regretted his decision to demand an example from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of a medical research project that he believed the Defense Department was justified in terminating.Hegseth appeared on Wednesday before the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Durbin used some of his time in an attempt to attack Hegseth by claiming that, under his leadership, the Defense Department was cutting fund…