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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Wednesday January 15, 2025 ( 2 items )  

In Joint Op-Ed, Sens. Kelly & Duckworth Question Secretary of Defense Nominee Readiness for Job
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--both combat veterans and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)--penned an opinion column in Military Times on Peter Hegseth's lack of experience and concerns over his leadership and readiness to serve as Secretary of Defense. In this piece that comes ahead of the SASC hearing to consider Mr. Hegseth's nomination, Ke  more

Sen. Kelly Presses Nominee for Secretary of Defense in Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: Today, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to consider the nomination of Peter Hegseth to be the next Secretary of Defense, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly questioned Hegseth on his lack of transparency surrounding serious allegations of misconduct across his civilian career. During the hearing, Kelly pressed Hegseth for direct answers on these allegations of   more