Pete Hegseth

Senator, I am not yet the Secretary of Defense. If confirmed, I would be party to any number of conversations.

Which I would not reveal what I have discussed with the President of the United States.

Which I would not reveal what I have discussed with the President of the United States.

Which I would not reveal what I have discussed with the President of the United States.

Senator, everything we will do would be lawful and under the Constitution. But I recognize...

Senator, everything we will do would be lawful and under the Constitution. But I recognize...

Senator, everything we will do would be lawful and under the Constitution. But I recognize...

Oh, my goodness, Senator. Absolutely. At Concerned Veterans for America, we created the Fixing Veterans Healthcare Task Force, a bipartisan task force that had never been done before to create policy, to drive policy change on Capitol Hill that organizations fought ferociously against. We got the VA Accountability Act passed and the Mission Act passed in a way that a nonprofit—

Oh, my goodness, Senator. Absolutely. At Concerned Veterans for America, we created the Fixing Veterans Healthcare Task Force, a bipartisan task force that had never been done before to create policy, to drive policy change on Capitol Hill that organizations fought ferociously against. We got the VA Accountability Act passed and the Mission Act passed in a way that a nonprofit—

Oh, my goodness, Senator. Absolutely. At Concerned Veterans for America, we created the Fixing Veterans Healthcare Task Force, a bipartisan task force that had never been done before to create policy, to drive policy change on Capitol Hill that organizations fought ferociously against. We got the VA Accountability Act passed and the Mission Act passed in a way that a nonprofit—

of our size, veterans organization, has never done. Thank you. And that's testified in all the letters that we put forward to the committee, which are on the record.

of our size, veterans organization, has never done. Thank you. And that's testified in all the letters that we put forward to the committee, which are on the record.

of our size, veterans organization, has never done. Thank you. And that's testified in all the letters that we put forward to the committee, which are on the record.

Well, perhaps some of my colleagues don't understand. It would be a JAG officer who puts his or her own priorities in front of the warfighters. Their promotions, their medals, in front of having the backs of those who are making the tough calls on the front lines.

Well, perhaps some of my colleagues don't understand. It would be a JAG officer who puts his or her own priorities in front of the warfighters. Their promotions, their medals, in front of having the backs of those who are making the tough calls on the front lines.

Well, perhaps some of my colleagues don't understand. It would be a JAG officer who puts his or her own priorities in front of the warfighters. Their promotions, their medals, in front of having the backs of those who are making the tough calls on the front lines.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

My critiques, Senator, recently and in the past, and from personal experience, have been instances where I've seen standards lowered, and you mentioned 11 Alpha, 11 Bravo, MOS, places in units, and it...