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Austin questioned by lawmakers over lack of transparency surrounding hospitalization
Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies during a House Committee on Armed Services hearing to examine the circumstances in the failure to communicate his absence during his recent hospitalization, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 29. CNN — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is facing questions from members of Congress on…