During a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced scrutiny from Senator Dick Durbin regarding substantial cuts to defense health research funding. In response, Hegseth claimed many cuts were aimed at eliminating 'boondoggle' projects and controversially cited a study involving marbles in cats to illustrate his point. Durbin challenged the justification for such extensive cuts, questioning the consistency with efforts to improve the safety and health of military personnel, leading to a bizarre and contentious exchange over defense funding priorities.
I mean, we're talking about some stuff I shouldn't say in public, you know, (PANTOMIMES MARBLE INSERTION) marbles in the rear ends of cats, tens of millions of dollars.
Your budget cuts two thirds, two thirds of that amount for defense health research. How can that be consistent with our mutual goal of making the military life a safer life for our men and woman in uniform?
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