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Mark Kelly: “This guy was unqualified eight months ago, and he's still…”

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

Sen. Mark Kelly warns millions face higher premiums if government shutdown continues

Published October 1, 2025 | Video Starts at 03:21

I'm going to have a brief on this this morning. Whether the operations conducted off of the. Off the coast of Venezuela were legal or not. We've never had a Secretary of defense like this. This guy was unqualified eight months ago, and he's still unqualified for this job today. You know, Senator, if you talk to Republicans about this, they'll say that the secretary's address was frank and direct, but also necessary and useful because the Biden administration had … (03:21–03:29)

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Asserts that [the Secretary of Defense] was and remains unqualified for the job.

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