Tammy Duckworth
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137 appearances
6 recordings
1 series
first heard Jan 2025
last heard 10 Oct
Tammy Duckworth’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Mr. Secretary, let the military get back to its real job.
Stop forcing them to do DHSs.
And if you want to be the DHS secretary, maybe you can apply for that job when you're fired from this one due to your incompetence.
Do you have non-disclosure agreements with either of those organizations?
Not that I'm aware of, Senator.
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.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and also Secretary Mattis had to have this waiver as well.
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Mr. Hacksmith, this hearing is about whether you are qualified to be Secretary of Defense, and one of the qualifications, to answer my colleague's question, is to actually
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win the votes of every member of this committee and to be confirmed by the United States Senate.
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And you need to convince us that you're worthy of that vote because the people of the state of Illinois voted for me to be their senator so that I could cast that vote when it comes to picking who is going to be the next Secretary of Defense.
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This hearing now seems to be a hearing about whether or not women are qualified to serve in combat and not about whether or not you are qualified to be Secretary of Defense.
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And let me just say that the American people need a SecDef who's ready to lead on day one.
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You are not that person.
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Our adversaries watch closely during times of transition.
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And any sense that the Department of Defense that keeps us safe is being steered by someone who's wholly unprepared for the job puts America at risk.
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And I am not willing to do that.
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With that in mind, Mr. Hexseth, I want you to try to explain to the American people this committee
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who have to vote for you, and to our troops who are deployed around the world, why you are qualified to lead the Department of Defense.
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