US lawmakers probe Pentagon chief's secret hospitalization:
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Congress probes Austin’s undisclosed hospitalizationLloyd Austin underwent prostate cancer surgery on December 22; the White House learned of the diagnosis only on January 9.
- Doctors diagnosed Austin with prostate cancer in early December; he underwent surgery on December 22, and his prognosis is excellent.
- The Pentagon said Friday that Austin had been hospitalized at Walter Reed for four days, without earlier public disclosure.
- The White House said President Joe Biden learned about Austin’s cancer diagnosis only on Tuesday.
- House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers opened a formal inquiry into Austin’s failure to disclose his hospitalization.
I recognize I could have done a better job ensuring the public was appropriately informed. I commit to doing better.— Lloyd Austin, US Defense Secretary, in a statement
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