Senator Tammy Duckworth

Sure. What is the highest level of international security agreement that you have led? And can you name some that the Secretary of Defense would lead? There's three main ones.

Sure. What is the highest level of international security agreement that you have led? And can you name some that the Secretary of Defense would lead? There's three main ones.

Can you name one of the three main ones that the Secretary of Defense signs?

Can you name one of the three main ones that the Secretary of Defense signs?

Status of Forces Agreement would be one of them.

Status of Forces Agreement would be one of them.

But you don't remember to mention it? You're not qualified, Mr. Hexeth. You're not qualified. You talk about repairing our defense industrial complex. You're not qualified to that. You could do the acquisition and cross-servicing agreements, which essentially are security agreements. You can't even mention that. You've done none of those.

But you don't remember to mention it? You're not qualified, Mr. Hexeth. You're not qualified. You talk about repairing our defense industrial complex. You're not qualified to that. You could do the acquisition and cross-servicing agreements, which essentially are security agreements. You can't even mention that. You've done none of those.

You talked about the Indo-Pacific a little bit, and I'm glad that you mentioned it. Can you name... the importance of at least one of the nations in ASEAN and what type of agreement we have with at least one of those nations. And how many nations are in ASEAN, by the way?

You talked about the Indo-Pacific a little bit, and I'm glad that you mentioned it. Can you name... the importance of at least one of the nations in ASEAN and what type of agreement we have with at least one of those nations. And how many nations are in ASEAN, by the way?

None of those three countries that you've mentioned are in ASEAN. I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations. Listen, Mr. Hexel, this is... We ask our troops to go into harm's way all the time. We ask them to go into harm's way. And this behind me is a copy of the Soldier's Creed, a copy that usually hangs over my desk here in the Senate.

None of those three countries that you've mentioned are in ASEAN. I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations. Listen, Mr. Hexel, this is... We ask our troops to go into harm's way all the time. We ask them to go into harm's way. And this behind me is a copy of the Soldier's Creed, a copy that usually hangs over my desk here in the Senate.

And you should be familiar with it. It's the same copy that hung over my desk at Walter Reed every single day that I woke up and fought my way back because I wanted to go back and serve next to my buddies who saved my life. The same copy, these words are repeated over and over and over again. And let me read out two things to you, two sentences. I will always place the mission first.

And you should be familiar with it. It's the same copy that hung over my desk at Walter Reed every single day that I woke up and fought my way back because I wanted to go back and serve next to my buddies who saved my life. The same copy, these words are repeated over and over and over again. And let me read out two things to you, two sentences. I will always place the mission first.

And I am disciplined physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior task. Mr. Hexeth, our troops follow these words every single day. And they man up and they pack their rucksacks and they go to war. And they deserve a leader who can lead them, not a leader.

And I am disciplined physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior task. Mr. Hexeth, our troops follow these words every single day. And they man up and they pack their rucksacks and they go to war. And they deserve a leader who can lead them, not a leader.

He has filed for bankruptcy six times. I'm not quite sure he's the kind of CEO you want to refer to as a successful businessman. Let me make it clear. You can't seem to grasp that there is no U.S. military, as we know it, without the incredible women that we serve. Women who've earned their place in their units. You have not earned your place as Secretary of Defense.

He has filed for bankruptcy six times. I'm not quite sure he's the kind of CEO you want to refer to as a successful businessman. Let me make it clear. You can't seem to grasp that there is no U.S. military, as we know it, without the incredible women that we serve. Women who've earned their place in their units. You have not earned your place as Secretary of Defense.

You say you care about keeping our armed forces strong and that you like that our armed forces are meritocracy. Then let's not lower the standards for you. You, sir, are a no-go at this station.

You say you care about keeping our armed forces strong and that you like that our armed forces are meritocracy. Then let's not lower the standards for you. You, sir, are a no-go at this station.