This week in Congress: Budget season in full bloom on Capitol Hill

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This week in Congress: Budget season in full bloom on Capitol Hill
By Leo Shane III

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough writes a note as he testifies before the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on Capitol Hill on July 14, 2021. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP)

Congress returns from a two-week break with a full slate of budget hearings in advance of appropriations and authorization bill drafts expected in coming weeks.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will all testify before congressional committees this week to answer questions about the president’s fiscal 2023 budget request.