{"id":30981,"date":"2024-01-19T00:14:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T00:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/19\/lawmakers-plan-public-hearing-on-austins-hospitalization-and-health\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:40:14","slug":"lawmakers-plan-public-hearing-on-austins-hospitalization-and-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2024\/01\/19\/lawmakers-plan-public-hearing-on-austins-hospitalization-and-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers plan public hearing on Austin\u2019s hospitalization and health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/01\/25\/armed-services-committee-adds-11-members-quality-of-life-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\">House Armed Services Committee<\/a> leaders are requesting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/01\/16\/austin-released-from-hospital-after-cancer-surgery-complications\/?contentFeatureId=f0fmoahPVC2AbfL-2-1-8&#038;contentQuery=%7B%22includeSections%22%3A%22%2Fhome%22%2C%22excludeSections%22%3A%22%22%2C%22feedSize%22%3A10%2C%22feedOffset%22%3A5%7D\" target=\"_blank\">Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin<\/a> testify about the secrecy surrounding his recent health issues during a congressional hearing next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a letter to the secretary sent Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2024\/01\/18\/biden-hosts-hill-leaders-as-congress-inches-toward-ukraine-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\">committee Chairman Mike Rogers<\/a>, R-Ala., said the appearance is needed because Austin has shown \u201cunwillingness to provide candid and complete answers\u201d regarding the events leading up to his hospitalization earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you and I last spoke, you promised full transparency into questions regarding the secrecy of your recent hospitalization,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/sites\/republicans.armedservices.house.gov\/files\/01.18.23%20Austin%20Invite%20Scan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Rogers wrote in the letter<\/a>. \u201cWhile you did respond to some of my questions I had for you, a concerning number of questions were not addressed. Specifically, I am alarmed you refused to answer whether you instructed your staff to not inform the president of the United States or anyone else of your hospitalization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link smg-interstitial-link--fallback wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/01\/16\/austin-released-from-hospital-after-cancer-surgery-complications\/?contentFeatureId=f0fmoahPVC2AbfL-2-1-8&#038;contentQuery=%7B%22includeSections%22%3A%22%2Fhome%22%2C%22excludeSections%22%3A%22%22%2C%22feedSize%22%3A10%2C%22feedOffset%22%3A5%7D\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__fallback-link\">Austin released from hospital after cancer surgery complications<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austin, 70, was rushed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2024\/01\/17\/austins-aide-requested-ambulance-arrive-quietly-to-home-on-jan-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Walter Reed National Military Medical Center <\/a>on Jan. 1 after developing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/01\/05\/defense-secretary-hospitalized-for-surgery-complications\/\" target=\"_blank\">urinary tract infection<\/a> from prostate cancer treatment nine days earlier. The White House and senior Pentagon officials were not informed of the emergency visit or Austin\u2019s cancer diagnosis until several days later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austin has publicly apologized for the lack of communication. Pentagon officials have said the confusion was in part due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/01\/08\/austin-chief-of-staff-failed-to-tell-anyone-about-his-hospitalization\/\" target=\"_blank\">Austin\u2019s chief of staff<\/a>, Kelly Magsamen, also being ill for several days during the time he was in the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House officials have ordered a full review of Cabinet members\u2019 chains of command following the controversy, but also publicly stated that President Joe Biden still has confidence in Austin\u2019s ability to lead the Department of Defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But numerous lawmakers from both parties have voiced concerns about how the situation was handled, and questioned whether senior officials were properly notified of their responsibilities while Austin was in medical care. At least 11 members of Congress have called for Austin\u2019s resignation or removal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees initially declined to hold hearings on the issue, noting that Austin is already expected to testify at a series of Capitol Hill budget meetings this spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Rogers on Thursday said he is scheduling a Feb. 14 hearing specifically on the issue of Austin\u2019s health because he believes that \u201cinformation is being withheld from Congress\u201d regarding the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specifically, committee leaders are requesting timelines of when senior defense and administration officials were notified of Austin\u2019s health issues and whether he instructed anyone to hide his health status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCongress must understand what happened and who made decisions to prevent the disclosure of the whereabouts of a Cabinet secretary,\u201d Rogers wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a time of immense global instability. 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