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Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth and the Department of Defense is appealing that…”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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The judge said they were in violation of my First Amendment rights. Not only me, but billions of retired service members and other service members. But despite that, Pete Hegseth and the Department of Defense is appealing that ruling to the U.S. court of Appeals, the D.C. circuit. So they're not going away. They're not backing down. They don't seem to care about the Constitution, care about the rights of retired service members like myself. (01:52–02:01)

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Asserts that Pete Hegseth and the Department of Defense are appealing a First Amendment ruling.

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