Quill Lawrence
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 21 Jul
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Straight from their opening statements, I have to say that neither General Kaine nor Secretary Hegseth mentioned Iran at all in their opening statements.
And this has to be noted, Secretary Hegseth didn't – I didn't hear him mention the casualties over the weekend.
The senators who opened the hearing and General Kane did offer their condolences.
I don't know how much to make of that fact, but it's a fact.
When the question started, they were pretty bluntly dodged by the secretary and even the chairman.
You heard Democrat Patty Murray just a second ago.
She later asked Hegseth about President Trump's proposed toll on traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, asking who talked the president out of it.
And Hegseth's answer was that the U.S.
is blocking Iran's ports.
Murray quoted Hegseth himself, saying a few months ago that Iran's missiles were destroyed.
And Hegseth's answer to that was that Iran is at its weakest point in 47 years.
So they were
fairly well talking past each other.
Republicans, very few of them even asked questions about the war.
They focused on other budget issues, except it has said, as you mentioned, Louisiana Republican John Kennedy, who scolded Hegseth and General Kane for not answering questions.
He said the topic was as serious as four heart attacks and a stroke, and he wanted straight answers.
I don't think they do.
Several senators have complained about a dearth of information coming out of the Department of Defense.
The real Pentagon press corps was kicked out last year, including NPR.
A military official who's not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to NPR that the Pentagon is slow walking information about wounded troops, for example.
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