<p>Defense Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lloyd-austin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lloyd Austin</a> has agreed to testify before <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congress</a> about his secretive hospitalization for complications <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walter-reed-medical-center-reveals-why-lloyd-austin-was-hospitalized" target="_blank" rel="noopener">following a procedure to treat prostate cancer</a>, according to a House panel.</p>
<p>A spokesperson for the House Armed Services Committee <a href="https://twitter.com/ChadPergram/status/1755004677186318829" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Olivia_Beavers/status/1754999823013486875" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the media</a> on Tuesday that the Department of Defense (DoD) &#8220;confirmed&#8221; Austin would appear before the panel on February 29 to discuss &#8220;his failure to disclose his hospitalization.&#8221;</p>
<p>Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) <a href="https://armedservices.house.gov/sites/republicans.armedservices.house.gov/files/01.18.23%20Austin%20Invite%20Scan.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent</a> a letter to Austin last month, calling on the secretary to testify because of his &#8220;unwillingness to provide candid and complete answers&#8221; sought by the committee. Although he initially picked February 14 for a hearing, Rogers <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/06/austin-testify-hospitalization-00139981" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> POLITICO that Austin had a &#8220;date conflict.&#8221;</p>
<p>Austin, 70, faced controversy after the revelation that the secretary had been hospitalized on January 1 and delegated some of his duties to a deputy without informing officials at the White House and Congress.</p>
<p>Some critics, including GOP lawmakers and <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=trump+austin+daily+wire&amp;sca_esv=248f942d9b8c3839&amp;ei=rd23ZaniIeWxqtsP1MqKmAk&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjp7KWSjYOEAxXlmGoFHVSlApMQ4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=trump+austin+daily+wire&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiF3RydW1wIGF1c3RpbiBkYWlseSB3aXJlSPYQUI4BWPEPcAN4AJABAJgBfqABsgmqAQQwLjExuAEDyAEA-AEB4gMEGAEgQYgGAQ&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">former President Donald Trump</a>, called for Austin&#8217;s ouster as more details emerged, including that Austin kept his cancer diagnosis under wraps until the story broke.</p>
<p>Multiple <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pentagon-inspector-general-announces-review-of-austin-going-mia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">inquiries</a> ensued, and the White House <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/26/white-house-cabinet-austin-00138188" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/president-joe-biden-white-house-lloyd-austin-cabinet-f3e03c04ff7d9a0ab062a57ac181bb8f#:~:text=From%20now%20on%2C%20Cabinet%20agencies,once%20that%20delegation%20has%20ended." target="_blank" rel="noopener">new guidelines</a> for Cabinet secretaries to enhance transparency rules when authority is delegated to a subordinate.</p>
<p>The DoD <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3658716/secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-returns-to-work-at-the-pentagon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Austin had resumed his duties from home after being released from the hospital on January 15, and the secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/def-sec-austin-returns-to-pentagon-addresses-health-situation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">returned</a> to work at the Pentagon on January 29.</p>
<p>During a press conference last week, Austin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/austin-denies-requesting-subtle-ride-to-hospital-blames-aide-should-come-out-in-the-review" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expressed remorse</a> for how his cancer diagnosis and hospitalization were handled.</p>
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<p>“We did not handle this right, and I did not handle this right,&#8221; Austin said. &#8220;I should’ve told the president about my cancer diagnosis. I should have also told my team and the American public. And I take full responsibility. I apologize to my teammates and to the American people.&#8221;</p>
<p>Austin also <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/3663627/secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-press-conference/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acknowledged</a> that Congress &#8220;had some very relevant questions that they&#8217;ve asked us, and we will continue to answer those questions&#8221; as well as tackle any &#8220;issues&#8221; raised by Rogers.</p>
<p>A Pentagon spokesperson previously <a href="https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/01/19/defense-secretary-austin-summoned-capitol-hill-testimony-about-secret-hospitalization.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told the press</a> the DoD &#8220;provided the committee three letters in a good-faith effort to respond to the committee as expeditiously as possible, recognizing that there is an internal 30-day review underway, and the DoD inspector general is conducting his own review.&#8221;</p>

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