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Secretary of State Marco Rubio will appear before the House Foreign Affairs Committee at 10 a.m. and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee at 3 p.m. on Wednesday to discuss the State Department's proposed budget.
Washington ExaminerSecretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee at 10 a.m. Wednesday on the State Department's budget request for fiscal 2027. The proposal seeks 30% less discretionary spending than the previous year.
Rubio will then appear before the Senate Appropriations Committee's State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee at 3 p.m. The testimony follows his appearance before Senate committees the previous day. Questions are expected on the war in Iran, which is subject to a fragile ceasefire interrupted Tuesday evening by reported self-defense strikes between U.S. and Iranian forces.
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