Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, whose department has faced backlash over video of a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, looks on during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on November 7. Congress will vote this month on the annual Defense Department budget with a provision to persuade Hegseth to turn over unedited video of the attack. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo
Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Congress is planning to vote on a new defense spending bill with a provision to persuade Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth into releasing unedited video of U.S. military strikes in the Caribbean.
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on the annual Pentagon spending and policy bill this week, with a request that the Defense Department turn over "video of strikes conducted against designated terrorist organizations in the area of responsibility of the United States Southern Command." The Senate is expected to take it up by the end of the month.
Inside the National Defense Authorization Act, Hegseth could face a 25% cut to his travel budget if his department fails to hand over unedited, classified video to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
