Discussing Biden's foreign aid package, the national security adviser urged Israel against invading Rafah and stressed the need to boost arms to Ukraine.
Congress has passed an $825 billion FY24 defense spending bill, but the plan to get Ukraine military assistance across the finish line remains uncertain.
There are bipartisan calls to hit the breaks as defense spending nears $1 trillion. Others say that amount is not enough to fund U.S. strategy worldwide.
The department is weighing options to keep arms flowing to ammunition-starved Ukraine, but there's no replacement for the aid package stalled in Congress.
House efforts to speed up arms transfers by raising congressional notification thresholds has irked some arms control advocates who say it cedes oversight.