Senate Defense Panel to Hold Hearing for ‘Real Answers’ Over Chinese Balloon: Sen. Tester

Senate Defense Panel to Hold Hearing for ‘Real Answers’ Over Chinese Balloon: Sen. Tester
A view of what is believed to be a Chinese spy balloon when it was shot down, seen from Holden Beach, N.C., on Feb. 4, 2023. Allison Joyce/Reuters
Bill Pan
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The Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee will hold a hearing to get answers surrounding the suspected Chinese spy balloon that floated for days over U.S. airspace.

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), the subcommittee’s chairman, said on Feb. 3 that Biden administration officials will have to answer questions about the balloon, which was first acknowledged while in the sky over the Democrat’s home state of Montana.