Austin, Blinken Ask For Funds To Defend Embattled Democracies

By Jim Garamone

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of State Antony Blinken made the case for funding to aid two democracies fighting for survival: Israel and Ukraine.

The two men testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee Tuesday asking for $68.3 billion in supplemental funds. 

"We are...