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Hegseth delivered a presentation to the Republican Study Committee last week on the need for the $350 billion defense portion of a third reconciliation package. Hegseth has been meeting one-on-one with select lawmakers in the Senate and House.

Defense: The self-made Pentagon budget mess

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon have shifted into high gear to try to sell a skeptical Congress on their spending desires, including for the war in Iran.

But it may already be too late.

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