Senator Jack Reed pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a Senate hearing on the Defense Department's budget, seeking details on the cost of renovating a Boeing 747 received from Qatar. The plane, valued at $400 million, will serve as a temporary Air Force One while the official aircraft is upgraded. Hegseth declined to disclose the renovation costs, citing confidentiality, which led to Reed's insistence on transparency, reflecting concerns about accountability in government spending.
"You've signed a contract with a company to reconfigure the aircraft. What is the price of that contract?" - Sen. Jack Reed interrogating Hegseth in Senate hearing.
"That cannot be revealed in this setting... You will have that number, Senator. It just can't be talked about in the public." - Pete Hegseth responding to Reed.
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