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WASHINGTON \u2014 State Department officials<\/a> will make their first pitches for their fiscal 2019 agency budgets this week, even as lawmakers are still working out the details of the current fiscal year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make two appearances before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday to talk about reorganization of the department, the president\u2019s plans for future funding and criticism of the downsizing of some State Department missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similar military budget hearings<\/a> were also expected to begin this week, but several were postponed due to scheduling issues. Pentagon officials will be on Capitol Hill in force in weeks to come to lobby for a sizable increase in spending authority<\/a> in the months ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also this week, the major veterans groups begin their legislative presentations to the House and Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committees. The American Legion and Disabled American Veterans will be the first to make their presentations on Capitol Hill, with about 20 more expected in coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Capitol Dome of the Capitol Building at sunrise, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, in Washington. President Trump has proposed a 2.6 percent increase in military pay, but how does that compare with past years? (Andrew Harnik\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nTuesday, Feb. 27<\/Strong>
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\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 9 a.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2172
\nState Department Budget<\/i>
\nSecretary of State Rex Tillerson will testify before the committee on the fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019 federal budget requests.
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\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 Hart 216
\nCyber Command<\/i>
\nAdm. Michael Rogers, head of U.S. Cyber Command, will testify before the committee on the fiscal 2019 budget request for his agency and looming cyber threats to the country.
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\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 10 a.m \u2014 Rayburn 2118
\nTerrorism and Iran<\/i>
\nGen. Joseph Votel, head of U.S. Central Command, will testify before the committee on instability in the Middle East and the threats posed by Iran.
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\nSenate and House Veterans\u2019 Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Dirksen G-50
\nDisabled American Veterans<\/i>
\nLeadership officials from Disabled American Veterans will testify before the committees on their priorities for the upcoming year.
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\nHouse Homeland Security \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Visitors Center H210
\nContractor vetting<\/i>
\nDepartment of Homeland Security officials will testify before the committee on procedures for vetting the contractor employees and potential security concerns with that process.
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\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2172
\nWomen countering terrorism<\/i>
\nOutside experts will testify before the committee on the role of women\u2019s rights advocates and support programs in combating terrorism worldwide.
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\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 Dirksen 419
\nNominations<\/i>
\nThe committee will consider the nominations of Kevin Edward Moley to be assistant Secretary of State for international affairs and Josephine Olsen to be director of the Peace Corps.
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\nWednesday, Feb. 28<\/Strong>
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\nSenate and House Veterans\u2019 Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Dirksen G-50
\nAmerican Legion<\/i>
\nLeadership officials from the American Legion will testify before the committees on their priorities for the upcoming year.
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\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2172
\nZimbabwe <\/i>
\nThe subcommittee on Africa will hear from outside experts on the future of Zimbabwe\u2019s government and potential challenges for regional security.
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\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 Dirksen 419
\nState Department Budget<\/i>
\nSecretary of State Rex Tillerson will testify before the committee on the fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019 federal budget requests.
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\nThursday, March 1<\/Strong>
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\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 Dirksen 419
\nNominations<\/i>
\nThe committee will consider the nominations of Robert Pence to be ambassador to Finland and Judy Shelton to be executive director of the European Bank for reconstruction and development.
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