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How Pete Hegseth is justifying the $1.5 trillion military funding request

Name: How Pete Hegseth is justifying the $1.5 trillion military funding request
Uploaded: 2026-05-12T18:16:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 8 s
Description: Lawmakers on Capitol Hill grilled Pentagon officials on Tuesday over the military's $1.5 trillion funding request for the 2027 fiscal year. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill grilled Pentagon officials on Tuesday over the military's $1.5 trillion funding request for the 2027 fiscal year. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.