WATCH LIVE: Marco Rubio heads back to Capitol Hill for second day
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is returning to Capitol Hill for a second day of testimonies. He will discuss the State Department's budget for fiscal 2027, which proposes a significant reduction in discretionary spending. Additionally, he is expected to address questions regarding the ongoing conflict in Iran during his Senate testimony.
- ▪Marco Rubio will testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the State Department's budget.
- ▪The proposed budget requests 30% less discretionary spending than the previous year.
- ▪Rubio will also appear before the Senate Appropriations Committee later in the day.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading back to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for his second day of back-to-back testimonies before House and Senate committees. Rubio will testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee at 10 a.m. about the State Department’s budget for fiscal 2027, which requested 30% less discretionary spending funds than last year. Recommended Stories PREWRITE Tom Kean Jr set for matchup with Democrat XXX in November Ogles says homosexuality doesn’t belong in the US WATCH LIVE: Marco Rubio testifies on Capitol Hill during Iran ceasefire https://youtube.com/watch?v=CVhpMrRE010%3Fsi%3D5AVIjBtKoRgO5g8p RUBIO TAKES ISSUE WITH ROSEN SAYING IT’S ‘EMBARRASSING’ HE WASN’T INVOLVED IN IRAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS The State Department head will then testify before the Senate…
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