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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Brown Jr. testifies during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing Fiscal Year 2025 on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
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Sec of Defense Lloyd Austin during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing Fiscal Year 2025 on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
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Sec of Defense Lloyd Austin during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing Fiscal Year 2025 on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
![John Mcdonnell Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Brown Jr. testifies during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing Fiscal Year 2025 on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bba9718e1a8342a38ac0725de2ec991a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Brown Jr. testifies during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing Fiscal Year 2025 on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
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Sec of Defense Lloyd Austin pauses his testimony as demonstrators protesting Israel's military action in Gaza with U.S. weapons during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing Fiscal Year 2025 on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)