Senator Mark Kelly

And I had a bunch of policy questions I wanted to ask him on specific programs, on CJADC2, on Sentinel, on SLCMN, on the state of our maritime industry, which is related to shipbuilding. Couldn't get to it because we're not allotted enough time. And you're talking about how significant this job is.

And I just cannot stress more how important it is to have somebody there that's incredibly competent. to do this. And it's an incredibly hard job. And I don't expect every nominee to check every box, but I'm trying to figure out which ones he does check.

And I just cannot stress more how important it is to have somebody there that's incredibly competent. to do this. And it's an incredibly hard job. And I don't expect every nominee to check every box, but I'm trying to figure out which ones he does check.

And I just cannot stress more how important it is to have somebody there that's incredibly competent. to do this. And it's an incredibly hard job. And I don't expect every nominee to check every box, but I'm trying to figure out which ones he does check.

Well, I would say on other nominees, because I did go through this experience with some of the other lower DOD nominees at the beginning of the Biden administration, there is not a lot of significant coordination. But the seriousness of this hearing and the consequences of this hearing were such that we did ahead of time, talk about it, you know, sort of come up with a plan.

Well, I would say on other nominees, because I did go through this experience with some of the other lower DOD nominees at the beginning of the Biden administration, there is not a lot of significant coordination. But the seriousness of this hearing and the consequences of this hearing were such that we did ahead of time, talk about it, you know, sort of come up with a plan.

Well, I would say on other nominees, because I did go through this experience with some of the other lower DOD nominees at the beginning of the Biden administration, there is not a lot of significant coordination. But the seriousness of this hearing and the consequences of this hearing were such that we did ahead of time, talk about it, you know, sort of come up with a plan.

Every senator kind of views them, not me, but might view themselves as, hey, they got the most important stuff. And you're kind of like a lone ranger out there. But for this, we did. And I asked, actually asked the, you you know, Jack Reed, I said, Hey, we, we have to kind of coordinate because we don't all want to be asking the same exact thing.

Every senator kind of views them, not me, but might view themselves as, hey, they got the most important stuff. And you're kind of like a lone ranger out there. But for this, we did. And I asked, actually asked the, you you know, Jack Reed, I said, Hey, we, we have to kind of coordinate because we don't all want to be asking the same exact thing.

Every senator kind of views them, not me, but might view themselves as, hey, they got the most important stuff. And you're kind of like a lone ranger out there. But for this, we did. And I asked, actually asked the, you you know, Jack Reed, I said, Hey, we, we have to kind of coordinate because we don't all want to be asking the same exact thing.

And in Hegseth's background, there is a lot of stuff to cover and we have a limited amount of time. So we did, but I would say real time for a number of people, you're making adjustments, you know, on the fly and, And kind of rewriting what you're going to do. I was sitting next to Alyssa Slotkin. I was the junior member on the committee for a while.

And in Hegseth's background, there is a lot of stuff to cover and we have a limited amount of time. So we did, but I would say real time for a number of people, you're making adjustments, you know, on the fly and, And kind of rewriting what you're going to do. I was sitting next to Alyssa Slotkin. I was the junior member on the committee for a while.

And in Hegseth's background, there is a lot of stuff to cover and we have a limited amount of time. So we did, but I would say real time for a number of people, you're making adjustments, you know, on the fly and, And kind of rewriting what you're going to do. I was sitting next to Alyssa Slotkin. I was the junior member on the committee for a while.

And, you know, during the whole time, she was actually writing down what she was planning on asking. And I thought what she covered was really smart and she was really effective in doing it.

And, you know, during the whole time, she was actually writing down what she was planning on asking. And I thought what she covered was really smart and she was really effective in doing it.

And, you know, during the whole time, she was actually writing down what she was planning on asking. And I thought what she covered was really smart and she was really effective in doing it.

No, I think that was it for me. Obviously, him not being able to answer my questions was a tell, and it was significant. If he gets to the job, we're going to all understand that he is going to be very reluctant to push back, even possibly when given an unlawful order from the President of the United States. He might be very hesitant to push back against those. That's concerning.

No, I think that was it for me. Obviously, him not being able to answer my questions was a tell, and it was significant. If he gets to the job, we're going to all understand that he is going to be very reluctant to push back, even possibly when given an unlawful order from the President of the United States. He might be very hesitant to push back against those. That's concerning.

No, I think that was it for me. Obviously, him not being able to answer my questions was a tell, and it was significant. If he gets to the job, we're going to all understand that he is going to be very reluctant to push back, even possibly when given an unlawful order from the President of the United States. He might be very hesitant to push back against those. That's concerning.

Well, I know they do. I mean, just from my conversations I've had with them already. So there are some concerns about FISA. She has changed her position dramatically on this issue. And this is the collection of foreign intelligence that we do through a program called FISA. It's 702. It's the authority to be able to listen.