Leading Defense Subcommittee Hearing, Tester Slams National Security Risk of Default & 'Flat Stupid' Hold on Military Promotions for Jeopardizing Readiness
May 12, 2023
May 12, 2023
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023:
U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, led a hearing today questioning Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley on whether the President's 2024 Budget proposal provides the Department of Defense all of the tools needed to defend our national security.
Tester made an impassioned . . .
U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, led a hearing today questioning Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley on whether the President's 2024 Budget proposal provides the Department of Defense all of the tools needed to defend our national security.
Tester made an impassioned . . .