Senator shaheen, good morning. Mr. Hegseth. Good morning, Senator. I was pleased when I was contacted on your behalf about meeting before this hearing. I've been on this committee since 2011, and during that time, I voted to confirm six nominees to be Secretary of Defense from three administrations, two Democratic and one Republican. The first Trump administration. Every one of those nominees met with me and my Democratic colleagues on this committee before the hearing. So, as you can imagine, I was disappointed when no one ever followed up. (02:51–03:05)
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