Democrats want defense officials to testify on military use in US cities

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Dems want defense officials to testify on military use in US cities

All Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats want the panel’s chairman to hold a public hearing with Pentagon officials to address the Trump administration’s increasing use of the military in American cities.

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In a letter to Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the 13 Democratic senators say they’re concerned with the administration’s growing efforts to dedicate military forces, assets, resources and personnel to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

“The American people deserve clarity on the chosen priorities and missions of the Department of Defense and the short- and long-term implications for national security and responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars of this new focus on a missi