Hegseth says US military training will suffer without funding boost as war costs reach $37.5bn

Hegseth says US military training will suffer without funding boost as war costs reach $37.5bn US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told lawmakers on Tuesday that military training would need to be curtailed without an urgent funding boost, as Republican Senator Susan Collins said that some military branches were facing a near-term solvency crisis. “There is training right now and training in the future that would have to be curtailed if we do not get our budget needs met and met urgently,” Hegseth said in response to