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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley will appear before both the House and Senate Armed Services this week to answer what are expected to be confrontational questions about the U.S. military exit from Afghanistan. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The high-profile hearings \u2014 before senators on Tuesday and House lawmakers on Wednesday \u2014 are the first appearances by the two senior Pentagon leaders on Capitol Hill since the end of the military mission in Afghanistan on Aug. 31. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawmakers have had a series of closed-door briefings on the topic in recent weeks, but have also expressed frustration at the lack of public information from Defense Department officials on missteps in the evacuation process and ongoing work to pull out allies left behind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milley is also expected to face questioning about revelations in the new book \u201cPeril\u201d <\/a>by journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa that suggest the Joint Chiefs Chairman worked against former President Donald Trump during his final days in office. <\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, Sept. 28<\/strong>
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\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 G-50 Dirksen
\r\nAfghanistan<\/i>
\r\nDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley will testify on the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan and other topics.
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\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 online hearing
\r\nSoutheast Asia <\/i>
\r\nOutside experts will testify on U.S. security interests in southeast Asia.
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\r\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 106 Dirksen
\r\nNominations<\/i>
\r\nThe committee will consider several nominations, including Mark Gitenstein to be U.S. representative to the European Union.
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\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 2172 Rayburn
\r\nAfrica<\/i>
\r\nMichael Gonzales, deputy assistant secretary of state for African Affairs, will testify on security issues in the region.
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\r\nWednesday, Sept. 29<\/strong>
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nAfghanistan <\/i>
\r\nDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley will testify on the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan and other topics.
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\r\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 online hearing
\r\nNominations<\/i>
\r\nThe committee will consider several nominations, including Claire Cronin to be U.S. ambassador to Ireland.
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\r\nThursday, Sept. 30 <\/strong>
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\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 1 p.m. \u2014 2172 Rayburn
\r\nPending legislation <\/i>
\r\nCommittee members will consider several pending bills.
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\r\nHouse Homeland Security \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 online hearing
\r\nHomeland Security <\/i>
\r\nFederal officials will testify on potential changes to the Department of Homeland Security.
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\r\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 online hearing
\r\nVA\u2019s information technology <\/i>
\r\nDepartment officials will testify on ongoing technology improvement initiatives.

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