From USA TODAY.

Hegseth, appearing Tuesday before the House Appropriations subcommittee, was responding to a question from Rep. Betty McCollum of Minnesota, the committee’s Democratic ranking member. She asked whether the Pentagon has a "plan B" if Congress does not authorize the administration’s $1.5 trillion budget request amid the Iran War.

President Donald Trump has rejected a recent offer from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and said a ceasefire between the two nations is on "massive life support."

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