CONGRESSMAN WOMACK 5-11-26

Steve Finnegan interviews Arkansas Congressman Steve Womack, covering an upcoming House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on defense spending where Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs will testify. They discuss U.S. military munitions stockpile concerns, a proposed ~$1.5 trillion Pentagon budget, and Senator Mark Kelly's controversial disclosure of classified information. The conversation also covers the mechanics of budget reconciliation vs. regular order appropriations, the risks of eliminating the Senate filibuster, and concerns about mid-decade redistricting setting dangerous precedents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.